From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life.

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

The taming of fire is credited with sparking humanity's evolutionary journey towards our modern levels of intelligence.

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...

Modern comforts promise ease, yet a growing body of research suggests our bodies are still tuned for a very different world.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

Immense progress has been made over many years of archaeology and study into human evolution, and exciting new information has been uncovered via archaeology.

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.