Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered hominin group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day ...

We begin this discussion of our species' evolution in Africa ... to infer that these fossils represent early members of the hominin lineage. The first human-like traits to appear in the hominin ...

At the most basic level, human evolution is articulated through classifications of, and evolutionary relationships among, hominin species. This article presents a basic taxonomy and phylogeny of ...

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered "hominin" group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern ...

Each of these ancient fossils, even if just a small part of a skeleton, represents an identifiable character in the story of humankind.

Considering how long humans have been on Earth, it’s surprising that we have been scientifically studying our evolution for ...

Their dream came spectacularly true on that momentous day in 1974. The Lucy fossil preserved skull fragments and a lower jaw with teeth, as well as parts of the arm, leg, pelvis, spine and ribs—47 ...

But, it is unclear when cumulative culture first developed during hominin evolution. A study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Arizona State University ...

I study early human evolution, predominantly in Africa during the time period between 1 and 4 million years ago. At the heart of this research are hominin fossils newly discovered during fieldwork of ...

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding ...