Homo erectus may have left a detectable genetic trace in living humans through ancient interbreeding with Denisovans.

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Scientists used tooth proteins to investigate Homo naledi fossils and found a surprising absence of male markers in a South ...

A new look at Earth’s deep past is reshaping how scientists understand the planet’s climate, and it carries a quiet warning ...

A sweeping new genetic study has added a fascinating twist to the story of how humans first settled the Americas. By ...

Roughly 50,000 years ago, a kangaroo unlike any alive today lived in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea. First discovered ...

For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our ...

Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals.