Several human species, including modern Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, or Denisovans may have coexisted in this part of ...

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Twenty years ago, scientists found a three-foot skeleton on a tropical island. Where this human species fits in our ...

Discover what sets human culture apart from animals, as evolutionary insights challenge old beliefs and reveal our unique ...

An ASU evolutionary anthropologist offers a groundbreaking theory on why humans have come to dominate the world over other ...

Among extant genes known to have originated among Denisovans are sequences common in Tibetan populations that help the body ...

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

With his unflinching commitment to human rights, Deji has given a voice to those who might otherwise have been silenced, offering them hope and the possibility of justice where none seemed ...

The species shared about 93% of its DNA with humans ... but still have almost 99% of their gene sequences in common. The mapping of the human genome in 2001 sparked an explosion of work to ...