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It is generally accepted by archaeologists that modern humans originated in Africa and dispersed worldwide, while other hominins went extinct. Yet how and when Homo sapiens dispersed out of Africa, ...

Greek paleoanthropologist Katerina Harvati wins the Albert Einstein World Award of Science for groundbreaking discoveries on ...

Humanlike fossils have emerged from the deep and twisting caverns of the Rising Star cave system in South Africa over the past decade — and what they have revealed has rocked the field of human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A major genetics study uncovers how ancient human mixing in Oceania still affects immunity, evolution, and modern health. (CREDIT: ...

Scientists have finally come face-to-face with an ancient human ancestor called Little Foot. A new digital reconstruction reveals the visage of one of our oldest close human relatives, researchers ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fossilized Homo naledi jawbone, with teeth attached, was found during the excavations of the cave. - Mathew Berger/National ...