A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

The layer containing the Homo sapiens child’s tooth spans 56,800 to 51,700 years ago. In different layers, the scientists discovered eight other teeth that belonged to Neanderthals.

Members of our species Homo sapiens belonging to the Protoaurignacian culture may have been the ultimate cause for the demise of Neandertals, according to new research The Protoaurignacian culture, ...

The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, ...

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Elena Zavala of the University of California, Berkeley, about new research showing how homo sapiens and Neanderthals interacted and may have even interbred.

Neanderthals, formally called Homo neanderthalensis, were more robustly built than Homo sapiens and had larger brows. They lived from around 430,000 years ago until their disappearance relatively ...

Fossils once thought to represent the oldest dated Homo sapiens remains are now categorized as a subspecies of Homo sapiens: Idaltu. This raises the question: Are they a new subspecies or merely ...

Our ancestors, Homo sapiens, cohabited the Earth with others from the Homo genus, including Neanderthals. Now there is more evidence to suggest the two species mated. Researchers think it is ...

Modern humans, or Homo sapiens, are the only living Homo species. But we haven't always been alone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Fossils found in Morocco suggest the Homo sapiens lineage became distinct as early as 350,000 years ago – adding as much as 150,000 years to our species’ history.