Gene flow chart formulated through mathematical modeling suggests that modern humans absorbed Neanderthals through ...

The disappearance of the Neanderthals is one of the greatest mysteries of human evolution. For decades, science has ...

Newly published research appearing in the journal Nature (Ragsdale, A. P. et al., “A weakly structured stem for human origins in Africa,” Nature [2023]) proposes a new interpretation regarding the ...

Scientists agree that humanity originated in Africa, but we still have a lot to learn about how populations moved and diverged across the continent. It's been suggested that our origins can be ...

From the first primates 85 million years ago to Homo sapiens 300,000 years ago, our lineage spans countless branches of evolution. This journey traces lemurs, apes, Australopithecus, and the rise of ...

“Scientists have unearthed startling revelations about our Homo sapien forebears,” CNN reported in December. But is that true? I’d argue no because we don’t have Homo sapien forebears. In fact, ...

Pioneering groups of humans braved icy conditions to settle in northern Europe more than 45,000 years ago, a "huge surprise" that means they could have lived there alongside Neanderthals, scientists ...

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Elena Zavala of the University of California, Berkeley, about new research showing how homo sapiens and Neanderthals interacted and may have even interbred. About ...

View of the village of Kuboes, on the border of South Africa and Namibia. DNA samples were collected from Nama individuals who have historically lived in the region. (Brenna Henn/UC Davis) In testing ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. BBC’s five-part series “Human” premieres Wednesday as part of the PBS series “Nova,” following paleoanthropologist ...