A uniquely preserved prehistoric mudhole could hold the oldest-ever human footprints on the Arabian Peninsula, scientists say ...

Each one tells a unique story of survival, innovation, and cultural development. Below are some of the oldest human skeletons ever discovered, each offering invaluable insights into the origins and ...

Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.

NAGOYA -- What were until now thought to be the oldest human fossils found in Japan, known as the "Ushikawa man," are ...

The team of scientists also believes the group of individuals they studied was distantly related to another individual who lived 150 miles away.

Together, the Ranis13 and Zlatý kůň genomes represent the oldest high-quality modern human genomes sequenced to date. When analyzing genetic variants related to phenotypic traits, they found that ...

On Thursday, researchers revealed the genomes of seven LRJ individuals from fossilized bones found in Germany and the Czech Republic — the oldest genetic ... of the early human expansion from ...

painted a picture of ancient familial ties using some of the oldest modern human genomes sequenced to date. The team looked specifically at the remains of a family found in the Ilsenhöhle cave in ...