Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...
Roughly 8,000-year-old remains unearthed from present-day Tunisia held a surprise: European hunter-gatherer ancestry.
A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...
For a long time, North Africa was seen as a passive participant ... This is a modest genetic influence compared to ancient ...
The excavation of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania expands the range of ancient hominids’ cultural innovations.
Researchers found evidence humans lived at a site in southern Côte d’Ivoire, a region of present-day rainforest, about 150,000 years ago.
New evidence uncovered in east Africa indicates ancient hominins began crafting tools from animal bones far earlier than previously thought. If confirmed, our human ancestors started shaping bones ...
Whole-genome sequencing of both modern and ancient human populations ... confirmed that modern non-African populations share a common ancestor who left Africa approximately 60,000 years ago.