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Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last ...

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may actually be a ...

Genetic evidence hints that there was a strong bias for male Neanderthals and female humans to mate, rather than any other combination ...

At several archaeological sites in southern Africa, hundreds of highly unusual fragments of ostrich eggs have been found.

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

Discover the latest news, features and articles about who Neanderthals were, whether they mated with modern humans and when ...

The transition from non-life to life was very likely aided by an asteroid hitting Earth, prebiotic chemistry, molecular ...

CENIEH is part of the international team publishing in Nature Ecology & Evolution a comprehensive review of two million years of fossil and ...