Denisovans interbred with early humans multiple times, leaving genes that helped modern humans adapt to varied environments, ...

Early humans of Homo juluensis had a large head shape, with measurements notably larger than those of Neanderthals and Homo ...

Were you to time travel to Asia in the late Middle and early Late Pleistocene periods, some 300,000 to 50,000 years ago, you ...

Scientists discovered a new human species, Homo juluensis, in the Xujiayao site in China that lived 200,000 years ago.

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

Now known as the Denisovans (De-NEES-ovans), after the Denisova cave in which the finger bone was found, the past few years have seen numerous other discoveries about these people. I’ve recently ...

A small group of ancient humans discovered in South Asia has the potential to change evolution as most people know it.

For much of our history, we coexisted with other members of our genus, and our prehistoric ancestors didn’t waste the opportunity to hook up with their Neanderthal and Denisovan relatives.

Now known as the Denisovans (De-NEES-ovans), after the Denisova cave in which the finger bone was found, the past few years have seen numerous other discoveries about these people. I’ve recently ...

More than 1.5 million years ago, two different species of ancient human crossed paths on a lakeshore, perhaps locking eyes ...

The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new ...