That could place the ancestors of Homo sapiens—modern humans—outside Africa, an idea which flips everything palaeontologists ...

A man who murdered a family friend in her sleep before committing sexual offences on her body in an act of "unimaginable depravity" has been jailed for at least 26 years. Warning: Readers may find ...

With the help of newly identified bones, an enigmatic 3.4-million-year-old hominin foot found in 2009, is assigned to a species different from that of the famous fossil Lucy providing further proof ...

It has been 5 years since the unearthing of Denny, a 90,000-year-old fossil specimen that had a Denisovan father and a Neanderthal mother. This find served as proof that interbreeding was quite common ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s an archeological mystery 65 years in the making. In 1960, a ...

Modern humans, technically called Homo sapiens, are the only surviving species of the genus Homo, which also includes extinct close cousins such as Homo neanderthalensis and Homo erectus. The oldest ...

The Sunda Shelf is home to a rich Pleistocene hominin fossil record, including specimens of Homo floresiensis, Homo luzonensis, Homo erectus, and archaic Homo. Much of the Sunda Shelf is submerged. At ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull. The key? Tooth plaque. By Carl Zimmer When Qiaomei Fu discovered a new ...

The ability to study ancient DNA has revolutionized our ability to understand our own species’ past. It has clarified our relationship with Neanderthals and revealed the existence of Denisovans. But ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A jawbone fossil from a previously unknown hominin was finally identified as belonging to the elusive ...

An artist’s illustration of an ancient human male, who belonged to the Denisovans.Credit: Cheng-Han Sun. Ancient human history is now resurfacing, quite literally, from the bottom of the sea. Off the ...