Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the ...

Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African rainforests dated to around 18,000 years ago. The ...

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The third confirmed location of extinct hominins known as Denisovans shows these human cousins adapted to an impressive range ...

according to a new study of the evolution of this puzzling human feature. We’re the only animal (except for elephants, but they’re another story) with this bony protrusion on the lower jaw ...

Understanding human evolution often involves looking closely at our DNA. Yet obtaining ancient DNA from fossils older than 300,000 years—especially from Africa—is incredibly challenging.