Modern genomes preserve traces of ancient relatives that mixed with human ancestors in Africa and Eurasia.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A handful of teeth found at the Ledi-Geraru site in Ethiopia suggest that diverse species of human relatives unlike any seen ...

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human evolution is, stretching back millions of years to when the first primates ...

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics. Until now, researchers assumed that the first humans originated in Africa and ...

Wild monkeys in West Africa can climb vertical tree trunks using foot flexibility scientists did not realize they possessed.

The research reveals the complex process of human evolution across millions of years of interbreeding with other Homo lineages ...

The record of humanity is incomplete, but researchers discovered a well-preserved skull which calls into question assumptions ...

UNLV Anthropology Professor Brian Villmoare and a team of scientists discovered fossilized teeth. UNLV Anthropology Professor Brian Villmoare and a team of international scientists discovered ...

The human family tree is gaining new branches. Researchers have found in modern humans' DNA signs of two previously unknown ancestors – extinct human forms with no fossils or decoded DNA, yet they ...

In 1998, researchers discovered one of the most complete known human ancestral fossils in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves. Almost two decades later, Ronald Clarke, the paleoanthropologist who had ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...