Maba 1 was considered a ‘Chinese Neanderthal’ for their resemblance manifested in the facial area. However, this study did ...

A new genetic analysis has uncovered an ancient and previously unknown human lineage in southwestern China, offering a ...

These early humans ... in the tree of life, according to a new study. It is the first time researchers use data from ... A New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding With Modern Humans Dec ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil recently offered researchers ... and its association primarily with anatomically modern humans (during the Laschamps) is also suggestive of people's ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate.

By studying proteins preserved in teeth, researchers determined the sex of four Paranthropus robustus individuals that lived ...

A 300,000-year-old skull found in China may belong to a completely unknown human species—rewriting everything we thought we ...

Archaeologists rarely find the bones of ancient human children ... “This is seen in modern times, but it can be seen also in the mourning of chimpanzees for their dead baby infants.” ...

Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus.

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