Scientists have identified a previously unknown human relative from a 1.4-million-year-old fossilized jawbone, reshaping our understanding of early human evolution. Found in Swartkrans Cave, South ...

Scientists say a new, never-before seen species of human ancestor roamed the Earth as recently as one million years ago.

Hominini appeared in Africa approximately 6 to 7 million years ago. Their evolution has been marked by several species, including Homo habilis, considered one of the first to use tools, and Homo ...

The discussion on why the majority of people are right-handed has been attributed to brain functions, evolution, cultural and ...

Researchers from the University of Aix-Marseille studied the genomes of several ancient individuals—Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo sapiens. The study reveals that Neanderthals possessed a ...

Scientists uncovered how ancient blood groups helped Homo sapiens as compared to Neanderthals in their survival and spread worldwide. Image:Le Moustier’s 1920s art reconstruction of Neanderthals.

The most striking characteristic of this previously unknown human ancestor? An extremely large brain that's bigger than that of our species, Homo sapiens, the only surviving hominin. The feature is ...

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From Stanley Tucci to Terry Crews, some men have made baldness their signature style. But if you're not so keen to say goodbye to those luscious locks, science may now have the answer. Researchers ...

An extremely large brain that’s bigger than that of our species, Homo sapiens, the only surviving hominin. The feature is reflected in the proposed name for the species, revealed by Bae and Wu ...