Once, Earth was home to diverse human species, not just Homo sapiens. Fossil evidence reveals at least 21 early human species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans, coexisted and even interbred with ...

More than 100,000 curious visitors each year flock to the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, which dates back to 1849. It was originally a small collection of medical teaching aids, including human remain ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago. Here is the history of humanity as we know it today.

Mysterious Skeleton of Child With Human and Neanderthal Traits Has Finally Been Dated by Archaeologists Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long ...

More information: Lauren Hosek et al, Tracing horseback riding and transport in the human skeleton, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado9774 Journal information: Science Advances ...