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Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

A groundbreaking discovery reveals Homo sapiens descended from two ancestral groups, not one. This complex origin story ...

A team from the University of Cambridge has found that modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations.

The new review, detailed in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, examines over a dozen genetic studies published in the past 18 years to indicate an initial branching of humans about 135,000 years ago ...

A genomic analysis suggests humans had the cognitive capacity for language at least 135,000 years ago, based on early ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

A new genetic study suggests humans developed language at least 135,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest human face in Western Europe, potentially re-writing the story of human evolution.

Bones from a hominin, nicknamed "Pink" after the rock band Pink Floyd, significantly predate those of a species previously ...