Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared technologies and customs.

Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

Archaeologists in China have found stone technology previously thought to have been used by Neanderthals in Europe, ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia ... indicating that our species—H. sapiens—appeared on the scene as early as 300,000 ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

By comparing modern human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee skulls, researchers have uncovered a unique trait having to do with ...

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical thinking and advanced craftsmanship.

An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the limb bones of elephants and hippos reveals what scientists are calling a technological breakthrough for ...