Hominins Left Africa for Asia Much Earlier Than Thought
Shawna Williams | Jul 11, 2018
The dating of stone tools in China puts members of the Homo genus there more than 2 million years ago.
DNA Analysis Paints New Picture of 10,000-Year-Old Briton
Shawna Williams | Feb 7, 2018
“Cheddar Man” had dark hair and blue eyes, a sequencing analysis suggests.
Ancient Sugar Molecule Could Timestamp Human Evolution
Aggie Mika | Sep 12, 2017
In animal fossils dating back millions of years, researchers detect traces of a glycan once synthesized by ancestral human lineages.
Image of the Day: Delayed Gratification
The Scientist Staff | Jul 7, 2017
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.