Modern humans, or Homo sapiens, are the only living Homo species. But we haven't always been alone.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Elena Zavala of the University of California, Berkeley, about new research showing how homo sapiens and Neanderthals interacted and may have even interbred.

Fossils once thought to represent the oldest dated Homo sapiens remains are now categorized as a subspecies of Homo sapiens: Idaltu. This raises the question: Are they a new subspecies or merely ...

This may have made Homo species more resilient and adaptable than Paranthropus was, but unraveling what made H. sapiens outlast all other Homo species is trickier.

Archeologists know early humans used stone to make tools long before the time of Homo sapiens. But a new discovery out this week in Nature suggests early humans in eastern Africa were also using ...

Our species emerged in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with a migration out of the continent 60,000 to 70,000 years ago heralding the start of the global spread of Homo sapiens. But where did ...

A University of Michigan-led study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefitted from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the ...

'First Peoples' dispels old ideas about human evolution and tells an updated tale of how Homo sapiens came to dominate the world.

HUMANS today are uniquely alone. For the majority of the existence of Homo sapiens, we shared the planet with many other types of human. At the time when our lineage first evolved in Africa some ...

It is a scene that exudes sadness: a child perhaps 2-1/2 or 3 years old buried in a shallow grave under the sheltered overhang of a cave, head resting on a pillow and the upper part of the body ...

Neanderthals used stone tool tech once considered exclusive to Homo sapiens A child's molar from an Israeli cave links Neanderthals to the cave's stone tools.