“In general, estimating ages with genetics is imprecise,” says Joshua Akey, who studies evolution of the human genome at Princeton University. ... Homo sapiens have not been the only humans.

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

After Homo sapiens evolved from the African descendants of H. erectus, humans began exploring the rest of the world, starting this new journey at least 200,000 years ago.

Researchers determined that a skull of a female child from Skhūl Cave in Israel shows both Homo sapiens and Neanderthal ...

In this new series, Human, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human ...

Ever since Charles Darwin detailed the mechanism of evolution by means of natural selection in 1859, scientists have had a way to understand how life on Earth changed over millions of years. Today, we ...

They then looked at the change to the genetic variant over the course of human evolution, and found it had been repeatedly favored after Homo sapiens left Africa between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago.

Earliest Ever Homo Sapiens Discovered in Morocco Forces Major Rethink of Human Evolution Published Jun 07, 2017 at 1:14 PM EDT Updated Jun 08, 2017 at 3:22 AM EDT The near-complete adult mandible ...

A small bit of human jawbone found in Israel has been dated to between 177,000 and 194,000 years ago. Before this discovery, most evidence suggested Homo sapiens hadn't left the African continent ...

Our species, Homo sapiens, evolved in a single region in southern Africa around 300,000 years ago, a new study suggests. But not everyone agrees.

Human Evolution 'Huge surprise' reveals how some humans left Africa 50,000 years ago. ... Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, ...