Four months ago, a dog in east Birmingham showed up at home with a human skull, which was later determined to have a gunshot ...

A new fossil discovery, Anadoluvius turkae, suggests human ancestors evolved in Europe, not Africa, challenging traditional ...

Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday.

After modern humans left Africa, they met and interbred with Neandertals, resulting in around two to three percent Neandertal ...

After modern humans left Africa, they met and interbred with Neanderthals, resulting in around 2–3% Neanderthal DNA that can ...

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Durocher's skull, and a portion of the upper vertebrae, was found in the Otonabee River, about 130 feet from shore, by ...

Few genomes have been sequenced from early modern humans, who first arrived in Europe when the region was already inhabited by Neanderthals. An international team has now sequenced the oldest modern ...

U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black has been hospitalized after suffering a bleed on his brain and is expected to have a “smooth ...

Scientist have documented what they say is the longest recorded migration of a humpback whale — from the Pacific Coast of Colombia to the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar.

Six States—Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Assam—have laws criminalising witchcraft, while Maharashtra ...