Fossils once thought to represent the oldest dated Homo sapiens remains are now categorized as a subspecies of Homo sapiens: ...

The debate around the evolution of modern humans has intensified with new findings about Homo sapiens fossils from East Africa. The oldest remains currently known were discovered at Djebel Irhoud in ...

The age-old tale of Adam and Eve's divine creation could be up for debate, as experts question the true origins of humanity ...

No, modern humans weren’t the first to craft pointed weapons using bones. Neanderthals were already doing it thousands of ...

We are just one branch of a diverse human family tree. Aside from Neanderthals, who were they – and why did we replace them?

An ancient granite pebble included indentations resembling a face, its nose a red dot. A study says it may have had symbolic ...

A new study comparing humans with other primates and rodents suggests that fur loss millions of years ago slowed the healing ...