A strange theory has reopened one of anthropology’s most fascinating questions: could a tiny, human-like species still be ...

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For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our ...

The Qafzeh cave, in present-day Israel, has brought to light one of the most significant fossil assemblages for tracing the ...

Based on artifacts found in a limestone cave on the Mediterranean coast, scientists think the two species might have shared ...

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A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

Genes associated with male reproductive biology appear to be under relaxed selective constraint in a primate species with low sperm competition.

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