A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi more than 65,000 years ago?

Learn about the overlap between archaic humans that once lived on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the modern humans ...

A paper reveals a persuasive case that an extinct human ancestor tried to hibernate. The evidence is from nutritional diseases that leave permanent marks on the skeleton. This group of humanlike ...

Remains found at the Nesher Ramla settlement in Israel reveal that archaic humans hunted wild cattle 120,000 years ago.

Discover evidence of ancient hominins coexisting with early humans in Indonesia 200,000 years ago. A groundbreaking find for ...

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 ...

Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to scientists. Their study, based on a review of decades of research on ...