By comparing modern human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee skulls, researchers have uncovered a unique trait having to do with ...

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

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

The new research showed that both chimpanzees and Neanderthals had larger, faster-growing faces, while modern humans have smaller faces that stop growing sometime during adolescence. "Earlier growth ...

A partial skull found in a cave in Southern Greece is the earliest evidence of the presence of Homo sapiens outside of Africa ...

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

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The ...

While scientists know humans (homo sapiens) emerged in Africa around ... MailOnline's graphic below shows this 'hidden chapter' in human evolution spanning from 1.5 million years ago (top) until ...

Yet the delicate cheekbones and retracted face look more modern, as do details of the skulls and teeth, and the shape of the jawbones.” The precise timeline of Homo sapiens' evolution in Africa ...