Latest about Human Evolution
Ancient human ancestor Lucy was not alone — she lived alongside at least 4 other proto-human species, emerging research suggests
Lucy lived in a wide range of habitats from northern Ethiopia to northern Kenya. Researchers now believe she wasn't the only australopithecine species there.
Our ancestor Lucy may have used tools more than 3 million years ago
An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the Homo genus arose.
150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan found on 'key route for human expansion' used by Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans
A newfound rock-shelter in Tajikistan has artifacts created by ancient humans spanning 130,000 years.
Neanderthals and modern humans interbred 'at the crossroads of human migrations' in Iran, study finds
A new ecological model suggests Neanderthals and modern humans interbred in the Zagros Mountains in what is now Iran before going their separate ways 80,000 years ago.
Did Neanderthals wear clothes?
Braving the cold weather required Neanderthals to have robust bodies and to know how to make fire. But did they wear clothes?
Who was the last Neanderthal?
We don't know when the last Neanderthal died, but many archaeologists think some of the last lineages lived in southern Iberia.
Did we kill the Neanderthals? New research may finally answer an age-old question.
Feature A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced, revealing inbreeding and 50,000 years of genetic isolation
Thorin — nicknamed after a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" — is also called the "last Neanderthal" because he may have lived as recently as 42,000 years ago.
