Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A reconstruction of the crushed skull labelled Yunxian 2, which has features that are closer to species thought to have existed ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years ...

Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the biggest mysteries is understanding how large or small ancient human populations ...

Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and ...

New 3D analysis of a German skull clears up decades of confusion, placing this human firmly in the modern family tree.