Maba 1, that combination of Neanderthal-like facial morphology, H. erectus-like braincase, and modern human cranial capacity, is a testament to all this evolutionary experimentation.

According to new CT scans and models, parts of the 140,000-year-old skull resemble those of modern humans, while the jaw appears to be more similar to those of our extinct relatives ...

An analysis of genomes from some of the earliest modern humans to live in Europe reveals their ancestors interbred with Neanderthals in one period between 43,000 and 50,000 years ago.

Rather than waging a war of extermination, modern humans and Neandertals co-existed for at least 10,000 years in Europe and Asia some 50,000 years ago. Or maybe even earlier, ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million years ago, revealing branching evolutionary stories of survival, intermixing ...

Ancient human relatives ran on two legs, like modern humans, but at a much slower pace, suggest 3D computer simulations of Australopithecus afarensis – a small hominin that lived more than three ...

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 ...

They found that modern humans and Neanderthals met — and potentially, interbred — in the Zagros Mountains, between 120,000 and 80,000 years ago. The team published their findings Sept. 3 in ...

This gene variant contributed to the dietary and physiological evolution of modern humans Date: May 22, 2025 Source: Cell Press Summary: Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non ...

Ancient human relatives ran on two legs, like modern humans, but at a much slower pace, suggest 3D computer simulations of Australopithecus afarensis 1 — a small hominin that lived more than ...