Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian ...

Could Homo sapiens and a now-extinct early human species have lived alongside each other on an Indonesian more than 65,000 ...

Ancient human DNA has been found in cave dirt in Croatia, but without any skeletal remains, scientists say A group of German scientists have found the DNA of extinct humans - without finding any ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A jawbone found in a cave on the Tibetan Plateau in China is providing surprising insights into Denisovans, the enigmatic extinct cousins to Neanderthals and our own species, ...

'Hobbits' are thought to have become extinct around the time modern humans arrived SCIENTISTS have found new clues about a mysterious ancient human species – indicating they roamed around the earth a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How do Tibetans thrive in high-altitude, low-oxygen conditions that would make others wither? Well, they may have received some help from an unexpected source. Scientists said ...

A new study links climate stress to the disappearance of the early human species Homo floresiensis, known as the “hobbits” of ...

Modern human beings are the ultimate apex species, exerting dominance over our environment in a way that no other animal ever has. However, the other members of our species' lineage weren't nearly as ...

The concept of bringing extinct animals back to life, once confined to the realm of science fiction like the Jurassic Park films, is rapidly becoming a tangible reality. Scientists are employing ...

Researchers found the genetic material in sediment samples collected from seven archaeological sites. The remains of ancient humans are often scarce, so the new findings could help scientists learn ...