Homo sapiens, that has since gone extinct. So what does the science say? In particular, what does the genetic evidence, which didn't exist back when many early hominins were first discovered ...

Research conducted at the Department of Biology, University of Padova, has identified critical genomic milestones in the ...

We Homo sapiens possess surprisingly few functional genes that distinguish us from extinct human lineages such as ...

Their legacy lives on in the genomes of most people on Earth, thanks to interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. New research is providing the most precise estimate to date of when ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

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Neanderthals, one of humanity's relatives, left Africa about 400,000 years ago and first settled in Eurasia. They are ...

Are human spacecraft, landers, rovers and other space-exploration debris little more than trash littering the surface of Mars ...

Explore the story of the Anunnaki, advanced beings from Nibiru who came to Earth 450,000 years ago. Learn how their search for gold shaped ancient civilizations and left behind a mysterious legacy.

"Homo sapiens are currently undergoing a dispersal, which first started out of Africa, reached other continents, and has now begun in off-world environments." ...