Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

DNA evidence suggests homo sapiens women more often paired with Neanderthal men, helping explain why Neanderthal genes are rare.

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

A growing body of genetic evidence suggests that Neanderthals and Denisovans carried many of the same regulatory gene networks linked to language and vocal anatomy in modern humans, challenging the ...

One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has just been solved. In 2010, a groundbreaking genetic analysis revealed that east Asia was once home to a previously unknown group of enigmatic ...

A team of experts have found a tooth in Ethiopia which may rewrite our human family tree and forever alter our understanding of where we came from.

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

The evolutionary success of our species may have hinged on minute changes to our brain biochemistry after we diverged from the lineage leading to Neanderthals and Denisovans about half a million years ...

Our DNA carries the history of ancient migrations, encounters, and relationships between different human groups. A new study suggests that intimate connections between modern humans and Neanderthals ...

Scientists have identified DNA that is around 200,000 years old at an open-air archaeological site in Germany, a place where experts once believed suc.

Ghost lineages reveal themselves through ancient genes that still exist in living beings today.