Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

The first published research from Tinshemet Cave is quietly reshaping how scientists look at the relationship between ...

A fossilized foot found in the dusty sediments of northern Ethiopia has reopened one of paleoanthropology’s most consequential questions: how many species of early hominins walked the Earth at the ...

Scientists have discovered ancient human remains that could represent a crucial link in our evolutionary history. Fossils, including bones and teeth, dating back 773,000 years, were unearthed in a ...