Neanderthals are among the closest extinct relatives of modern humans, but they buried their dead differently than early Homo sapiens did, new evidence suggests. Among the hominins — the group ...

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

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

WASHINGTON — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.

A new study reveals that humans were extensively using fire to modify landscapes as far back as 50,000 years ago. That’s at ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool ...

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

Around 900,000 years ago, the global population reached a precarious low of only 1280 reproducing individuals and stayed like ...

The new dating of an object found decades ago in Poland reinforces the idea that early humans in Central Europe had ...

Europe’s earliest known boomerang, carved from mammoth tusk and over 40,000 years old, reveals advanced skills of early Homo ...

Denisovans, Neanderthals, and early Homo sapiens coexisted and even interbred, leaving behind traces of their DNA in modern humans. In fact, many people today carry small amounts of Denisovan DNA, a ...

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new research finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...