Homo sapiens may rule the world today, but things haven't always been that simple — and we're far from the only humans to ...

Grease is the word – at least, it was for Neanderthals living in what is now Germany some 125,000 years ago. New research ...

The author of “Sapiens” says that for the first time in tens of thousands of years, humanity has competition. And it’s coming ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

Boomerangs are some of humanity’s oldest tools. In the northernmost region of Australia, 50,000-year-old cave art appears to ...

Holocaust survivor burned in Boulder speaks after attack: 'We are better than this' "Jews in Boulder and maybe Denver and probably in cities all around the world, are afraid of wearing their ...

Could cosmic radiation from a magnetic pole shift explain Neanderthal extinction? A new study from the University of Michigan has reignited a long-standing debate surrounding the mysterious extinction ...

A new study published June 18 in the journal Nature has uncovered a “huge surprise” about humans in Africa 50,000 years ago.

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull. The key? Tooth plaque.