The site on the Aucilla River dates back 14,550 years

One whole endogenous retrovirus genome–and bits of 17 others–were spotted in a study of 2,500 human genomes

Substantial amounts of Neandertal and Denisovan DNA can now be robustly identified in the genomes of present-day Melanesians

C. abyssinicus revealed answers about gorilla lineage but also provided fossil evidence that our common ancestor migrated from Africa.

Cadavers buoy idea our hands are for dexterity and fistfights

An ancient mammoth unearthed in a farmer's field southwest of Ann Arbor last week may provide clues about the lives of early humans in the region

Homo naledi, uncovered in South Africa, sheds light on the diversity of our genus and possibly its origin

Study of fossils from northern Spain suggests the evolutionary process in our genus is largely characterized by stasis

Medical and other researchers and science teachers around the world will be able to compare ancient DNA from humans from thousands of years ago with the genetics of modern day humans, thanks to a new world-first open access databank at the University of Adelaide’s Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD).

Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had been exposed to antibiotic drugs. The findings suggest that bacteria in the human body have had the ability to resist antibiotics since long before such drugs were ever used to treat disease.