Learn more about how to make sense of Asia’s confusing hominin fossil record of Homo juluensis, and why scientists proposed a ...

Ancient human ancestors ate small children 850,000 years ago, a gruesome discovery suggests. Archaeologists working at the ...

Neanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of ...

Buried under silt for 140,000 years, the skull was only recently confirmed as Homo erectus, reshaping what we know about early human life in Southeast Asia. Credit: ScienceDirect Among the most ...

Learn more about Chiari malformation type 1, a rare brain condition that may be present in certain genes thanks to Neanderthals.

A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals, as the ...

New clues from two million-year-old tooth enamel tell us more about an ancient relative of humans by Palesa P. Madupe, Claire Koenig, Ioannis Patramanis, The Conversation ...

Researchers analyzed a skull that was found at a 140,000-year-old burial site and concluded that the child it belonged to had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics.

A 140,000-year-old skull from Skhūl Cave in Israel shows both human and Neanderthal traits, sparking debate over whether it’s a hybrid or a new hominin species.

Facial reconstructions of the prehistoric humans Homo floresiensis (left), Homo erectus (middle) and a Neanderthal (right) that are part of an upcoming five-part documentary series called "Human." ...

In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel. It forms part of the oldest intentional human burials ever ...