Dating over 45,000 years ago, they are the oldest human remains ever found so far north. This means that early Homo sapiens lived alongside Neanderthals in that region for thousands of years.

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient Europeans adapted to ...

The thinking of early theorists was that our evolution was a coordinated, linear process. Our ancestors' brains grew steadily ...

The idea that all members of Homo sapiens (that's us) can trace their ancestry back to Africa is known as the " Out of Africa ...

Discover the violent history of tomatoes and how they have transformed from a wild fruit to a cancer-fighting food.

We break down some common myths about our early human ancestors—and what makes our species, ‘Homo sapiens,’ so different from ...

For over 2 million years, humans and their ancestors dominated the food chain, thriving as apex predators with a meat-heavy ...

Noting that modern human kids are often passionate about amassing stickers, sea shells, and even bottle tops, the researchers ...

Fossil teeth challenge the idea that large brains drove extended childhood, suggesting cultural transmission shaped human evolution.