Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

The spheres, made from volcanic basalt and lapilli, were discovered across eight archaeological sites in Melka Kunture, dated ...

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

Analysis - The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then ...

MailOnline's graphic below shows this 'hidden chapter' in human evolution spanning from 1. ... fossil evidence suggests that species such as Homo erectus and Homo heidelbergensis lived both in ...

The discovery of a human facial fragment aged over one million years represents the oldest known face in western Europe and confirms the region was inhabited by two species of human during the early ...