Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t start here at all? For decades, ...

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in the study of the first humans on Earth, who lived approximately 2.75 ...

Another surprising finding from this study concerns the ancient Jomon people from the Japanese archipelago and the ...

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ...

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionize the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of ...

A startling discovery has reignited one of science’s oldest questions: where did life truly begin? Researchers analyzing a ...