Thirteen hominin bones found in a cave are so unique that archaeologists have determined they stem from a distinct hominin species, although others question whether the researchers have enough evidence.

A finding pushes back the timeline on humankind’s conquest of one of Earth’s harshest environments, and may provide clues about interactions with their hominin relatives.

The findings of a new study contradict previous results from some of the same scientists that suggested Neanderthal DNA was gradually removed from modern human genomes.

Scientists have found traces of the dairy product in 7,200-year-old pottery in Croatia.

The dating of stone tools in China puts members of the Homo genus there more than 2 million years ago.

“Cheddar Man” had dark hair and blue eyes, a sequencing analysis suggests.

In animal fossils dating back millions of years, researchers detect traces of a glycan once synthesized by ancestral human lineages. 

Eighty years ago, a Neanderthal femur dating back more than 120,000 years was recovered from a Southwestern Germany cave. Now, the ancient bone reveals new clues about the bedfellows of human ancestors.