Could we - that is, Homo sapiens - and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on ...

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

Around 60,000 years ago, people in southern Africa were already using poisoned arrows as part of their hunting strategies.

A groundbreaking discovery of fossils in Morocco is shedding new light on the origins of Homo sapiens. These ancient remains, ...

Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian ...

Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations.

Between roughly 600,000 and one million years ago, Africa’s fossil record goes strangely quiet. Genetic evidence suggests ...

The use of poison on arrows marked a revolution in human hunting technology—new evidence suggests it happened tens of ...

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.

Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...