In a stunning revelation, researchers have uncovered a new human species that is set to revolutionize our understanding of human evolution. Homo juluensis, which lived in Asia around 300,000 to ...

Humankind's tangled shrub of ancestry now has a new branch: Researchers in the Philippines announced today that they have discovered a species of ancient human previously unknown to science.. The ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

Biologist and host Shane Campbell-Staton joins Morning Joe to discuss the new season of PBS's Emmy-nominated docuseries ...

Hidden for 80+ years, the Harbin skull has finally been identified as Denisovan using DNA and protein analysis.

Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...

Premieres Wednesdays, June 25 - July 30, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sundays, June 29 - Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also ...