Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

Denisovans were first discovered as another relation to modern humans in 2010—It turns out they might be our closest relative ...

Brain growth slowed down about 300,000 years ago due to energetic and climate pressures, according to a study published in ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with ...

The Julurens — or “big head” people — are twisting scientists’ long-accepted understanding of human evolution.

Beyond rewriting the story of human origins, this research highlights a broader trend in evolutionary science—the realization that species rarely evolve in isolated, distinct lineages.

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright locomotion. More than any other part of our lower body, it has been ...

An ancient skull has finally shown us what the Denisovans looked like. Now it turns out they, not Neanderthals, might be our ...

A newly discovered genetic mutation unique to humans may help explain why we are significantly more vulnerable to cancer than our closest evolutionary relatives. Researchers at the University of ...