Recent work has also revealed that Homo sapiens interbred with three separate Denisovan populations. As a consequence, all ...

Remarkably preserved footprints of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei offer direct evidence that extinct hominin species ...

We've known for some time now that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, also known as archaic humans, interbred before Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 years ago. In fact, in some ways, Neanderthals ...

Scientists make their case for classifying an extinct group that lived in northern China until 120,000 years ago as a ...

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

Cats captured within 1 kilometre of a residence in South Australia cannot be lawfully destroyed. The Invasive Species Council says the rule threatens the success of feral cat eradication attempts ...

Fossils of 600-million-year-old "tiny humanoids" were discovered in Antarctica. A story perpetuated in some social media ...

An historic vote a decade ago is "failing" in its intention to protect pubs, campaigners have warned, calling on Government to act now to help save the sector. Did you know with a Digital ...