Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Using ancient genomes, researchers have mapped ... The discovery of European hunter-gatherer ancestry in North Africa is important, says population geneticist Rosa Fregel, at the University ...

The excavation of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania expands the range of ancient hominids’ cultural innovations.

Olduvai Gorge is in East Africa, which is home to some of the ... and researchers have uncovered the remains of ancient human ancestors such as Homo habilis, Homo erectus and prehistoric Homo ...

New evidence uncovered in east Africa indicates ancient hominins began crafting tools from animal bones far earlier than previously thought. If confirmed, our human ancestors started shaping bones by ...

“There’s not been much of a North African story,” says David ... All carried local hunter-gatherer ancestry, similar to that of ancient people from what is now Morocco, identified in earlier ...