A genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals has been linked to reduced severity of Covid-19. Researchers traced the ...

New research suggests ancient human species like Homo erectus could speak, reshaping our understanding of early human ...

Fossil and genetic evidence indicates our immediate human ancestors evolved in Africa beginning about two million years ago ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a ...

A recent genetic study has revealed a direct link between Neanderthal ancestry and heightened pain sensitivity in certain ...

Two prehistoric genomes have revealed the history of HPV and challenged the idea that Neanderthals first transmitted the ...

Two renowned prehistoric individuals were likely infected with a human papillomavirus that has been linked to several cancers ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

In 1993, researchers exploring a cave in southern Italy found a sinkhole leading to a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a ...

An African hominin population that existed very early in the Homo sapiens lineage is providing new insights into humanity's ...

The first discoveries in Cádiz date to the early 20th century. In 1914, French scholar Abbé Henri Breuil documented dozens of ...