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

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

Modern humans inherited part of their ancestry from multiple, genetically distinct Denisovan groups through interbreeding ...

Different histories of contact with Denisovans in East Asia: While the ancestors of mainland East Asians met Denisovans ...

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

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

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

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

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

Summer McKesson struggled to breathe for years. Doctors told her it was because her blood would not stop clotting – and they ...

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