Early humans may have feasted on Neanderthal children 45,000 years ago, according to a grisly new study. Researchers have ...

The identity of the cannibals remains unknown, but scientists say it may have been early Homo sapiens preying on rival ...

New analysis of bones from around 45,000 years ago found in Belgium's Goyet cave shows cut marks indicating possible ...

The ability to make fire on demand has long been seen as a turning point in our evolutionary story. It unlocked benefits like ...

Neanderthals have fascinated scientists since they were first discovered in the 19th century. Their long heads and low brow ...

Homo sapiens was basically infected by these viruses for all of its existence," the scientist added. As per the outlet, ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

That could place the ancestors of Homo sapiens—modern humans—outside Africa, an idea which flips everything palaeontologists ...