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DNA has an expiration date. But proteins are revealing secrets about our ancient ancestors we never thought possible.Analysis of ancient proteins may fill in the gaps of human evolution left by the decomposition of DNA.
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Never-before-seen cousin of Lucy might have lived at the same site as the oldest known human species, new study suggestsAn unidentified early hominin fossil that might be a new species confirms that Australopithecus and Homo species lived in the same region of Africa in the same time frame.
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We know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just uncovering secrets of the continent's early civilizationsSmall settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa's archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage.
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1.5 million-year-old stone tools from mystery human relative discovered in Indonesia — they reached the region before our species even existedA handful of stone tools found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has pushed back the date that human relatives arrived in the region.
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300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo erectus interbred, according to new studyA study of a handful of 300,000-year-old teeth revealed an ancient human group had a mix of archaic and modern tooth features.
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Ancient human relative cannibalized toddlers, 850,000-year-old neck bone revealsCut marks on a child's cervical vertebra found at Atapuerca in Spain suggests Homo antecessor was indiscriminate about cannibalism victims.
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Neanderthal genes may explain disorder where brain bulges out of the skullNeanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of the back of the skull.
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78,000-year-old footprints from Neanderthal man, child and toddler discovered on beach in PortugalA Neanderthal trackway discovered in Portugal shows how an adult male and two children hunted for food 78,000 years ago.
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Endurance athletes that carry Neanderthal genes could be held back from reaching their peakA Neanderthal variant in an enzyme involved in energy production has been linked to a 50% lower probability of achieving elite athletic performance.
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