Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists now recognize more than a dozen species in the Homo genus. So what, exactly, was the first human species? The answer, ...

Recent fossil discoveries lend credence to the fascinating proposition that non-human species may have coexisted alongside our early human forebears. These unearthed remnants provide a glimpse into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ever-enigmatic Denisovans. A study ...

Dr. Martin's team is the first to have challenged the species attribution of Little Foot since it was unveiled in 2017. "Our findings challenge the current classification of Little Foot and highlight ...

Brain size increased gradually within each ancient human species rather than through sudden leaps between species. Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on our human family tree ...

It would certainly be quite strange to come home one day and say, “Hi darling. Guess what, I just met another species of human beings in the supermarket.” In fact, it is often difficult to grasp the ...

A strange theory suggests a human-like species, Homo floresiensis, may still inhabit Flores Island caves. These small-bodied ...