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

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 ...

Could cosmic radiation from a magnetic pole shift explain Neanderthal extinction? A new study from the University of Michigan ...

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 ...

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

The debate around the evolution of modern humans has intensified with new findings about Homo sapiens fossils from East Africa. The oldest remains currently known were discovered at Djebel Irhoud ...