M odern humans ( Homo sapiens) are the sole surviving representatives of the human family tree, but we're the last sentence ...

Homo sapiens are the last surviving members of the genus Homo, every other species within our genus having gone extinct no ...

As for the other human species, Stringer said: “We don’t know why the Denisovans died out, but we know that within a few thousand years of Homo sapiens getting to that region of Siberia, ...

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

A team of scientists teamed up to date and identify the collection of more than 6,000 fossils, placing them between 131,000 ...

New fossils from the dawn of the human lineage suggest our ancestors may have lived alongside a diversity of extinct human species, researchers say. IE 11 is not supported.

They also found no traces of other human species. Bones of of Homo Naledi, a newly discovered human ancestor are displayed during the unveiling of the discovery on September 10, 2015 in Maropeng ...

If the claims are true, the behavior by Homo naledi—a baffling, small-brained member of the human family tree—would pre-date the earliest known burials by at least 100,000 years.

Researchers have uncovered new insights into a long-lost human species known for their particularly hefty craniums, according to a recent study. The Julurens — or “big head” people — are ...

The study evaluated more than 21,000 marine animal species for their vulnerability to various human-caused stressors, including fishing, shipping and land-based threats.