An early human species – the Denisovans – who went extinct 25,000 years ago – lived across more of the world than was thought ...

Understanding the differences between Neanderthal and modern human faces sheds light on our own evolution.

Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens. Humans differ from chimpanzees and Neanderthals in how their faces grow. In ...

In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex ...

Humans have come a long way as the most dominant species on Earth, largely due to sophisticated adaptations, ingenuity, and ...

Ancient protein analysis revealed that the oldest hominin fossil found in Taiwan belonged to a male Denisovan. Penghu 1, a ...

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo ...

Did Homo sapiens and Neanderthals work together? History is rewritten by a finding that is 110,000 years old. There are grave ...

The most obvious possibility is that Neanderthals themselves reached China. Neanderthals are well documented in Europe, going ...

Yuval Noah Harari’s books illuminate history, technology, and society with bold and interesting insights. A compelling ...

A Denisovan jawbone found off Taiwan's coast shines light on their expansive range across Eurasia. DNA extraction was not ...