At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...
Imagine an asteroid striking Earth and wiping out most of the human population. Even if some lucky people survived the impact ...
Geneticists have uncovered a faint but persistent signal in modern DNA that points to a vanished branch of humanity, a “ghost ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The long thumb and straight fingers would have allowed Paranthropus boisei to form a powerful grip, similar to how modern humans ...
A paper reveals a persuasive case that an extinct human ancestor tried to hibernate. The evidence is from nutritional diseases that leave permanent marks on the skeleton. This group of humanlike ...
Developers are now testing a social platform where artificial intelligence systems can argue, post, and refine their views ...
Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...
Investigating the 'overkill' hypothesis, this piece explores how human-wildlife conflict may have driven megafaunal ...
(CNN) — The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were ...