For thousands of years, spoken language has set humans apart from all other species. The ability to convey complex ideas, ...

However, the Denisovans were the first archaic human to be identified in a lab thanks ... “Thus the well-preserved Harbin cranium would represent an early Denisovan. Ongoing research by other ...

A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

New Insights Into the Denisovans: New Hominin Group That Interbred ... animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art -- by analyzing 38 genomes harvested from bones ...

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in ...

A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...

A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a ... New Insights Into the Denisovans: New Hominin Group That Interbred With Modern Day Humans Nov. 8 ...

The mystery surrounding the origins of human language continues to intrigue the scientific community. The ability to ...

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists ... “Thus the well-preserved Harbin cranium would represent an early Denisovan. Ongoing research by other teams points to the same ...