The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

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“Seeing Lucy’s face is like glimpsing a bridge to the distant past, offering a visual connection to human evolution,” Brazil’s Cicero Moraes, a pioneer in the field of forensic facial reconstructions, ...

The debate over human uniqueness is shifting as data has emerged suggesting that other animals can also generate cultural ...

Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Over 100,000 years ago, a mysterious group of ancient humans walked the lands of eastern Asia. Known as the Juluren—meaning ...

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We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...