A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and ...

Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The ...

The discovery of 1.5-million-year-old bone tools in Tanzania suggests early human ancestors had advanced cognitive abilities ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long ...

Stone tools recently discovered in Ukraine could potentially rewrite history as the oldest evidence of human presence in ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

Explore the origins of human language and its capacity dating back at least 135,000 years, reshaping how we interact.

Around the world, museums are grappling with the question of what to do with human remains. This includes lifelike copies of those who may have died traumatically.