When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

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

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

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

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 ...

Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now confirmed as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of Africa.

Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest known Homo erectus fossils in eastern Asia. A recent study has re-dated the skulls to ...

Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic signature locked into the surrounding sediments. The hominin remains show a blend ...

Fossils of Homo habilis juveniles show evidence they were attacked by crocodiles and eaten by large carnivores, revealing the dangers faced by early humans. Meet Moya: World's first life-like humanoid ...

Kenya has added another heavyweight to its human-origins story: KNM-ER 64061, a two-million-year-old trove of Homo habilis bones from Lake Turkana. In the latest January issue of The Anatomical Record ...

Dust and sun define field seasons in East Turkana. So do patience and sharp eyes. In northern Kenya, a set of bones pulled from the ground has now changed what scientists can say about one of your ...