On Earth today, there is only one species of humans. Us. Homo sapiens to use our scientific term. But this was not always the ...

Though some might be surprised to see Neanderthal DNA in their ancestry test results, people of non-African descent derive 1 ...

A uniquely preserved prehistoric mudhole could hold the oldest-ever human footprints on the Arabian Peninsula, scientists say ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

People around the world have noticeable differences ... 11, 2024 to include information from the 2024 paper arguing that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens should be considered separate species.

For decades, common scientific knowledge has held that homo sapiens—human beings as we know them today—evolved in Africa some ...

University of California, Berkeley Assistant Professor’s Study Provides a New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding with ...

Despite the existence of just one species today, Homo sapiens, investigations at ancient sites may uncover a new species.

and were joined by modern humans (Homo sapiens) about 50,000 years ago. The two species overlapped for only a few thousand years before the Neanderthals died out about 40,000 years ago.

"Homo sapiens are currently undergoing a dispersal, which first started out of Africa, reached other continents, and has now begun in off-world environments." ...