Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

Ancient DNA from southern Africa is rewriting the story of our species, revealing that some early humans in this region lived ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

Archaeological research once again dispells the widespread belief that our Paleolithic ancestors were primarily meat-eaters, ...

Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds ...

A new study published in Nature reveals that a distinct group of early humans lived in this region for at least 8,000 years, ...

Learn how our human ancestors survived and thrived during climate shifts not by eating more meat, but by mastering plant ...

The origin of humankind has given rise to countless theories, forms, stories, and moments... But now, scientists have found ...

Scientists sequenced genomes from 28 individuals dated between 225 and 10,275 years old. These remains came from regions ...

New research shows early humans relied on many plant foods. They ground seeds, cooked roots, and used simple tools long ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

New research reveals early humans ate processed plant foods, challenging long-held beliefs behind the Paleo Diet.