A new, simplified family tree of humanity has dealt a blow to those who contend that the enigmatic hominids known as Neanderthals intermingled with our...

Modern humans have been separated from the first Homo sapiens and older human species — Homo erectus by a long childhood. But, a study on a 160,000-year-old early...

An ancient skull is unearthed in Ethiopia by fossil hunters. According to them, it could be a “missing link” between Homo erectus and modern people. The...