A once-mysterious fossil of an early hominin that walked the Earth alongside early modern humans has now been identified as ...

During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors ... because it includes the first appearance of our species, our arrival into many parts of the world for the ...

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo ...

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

had once interbred with early modern humans. Traces of Denisovan DNA found in present-day people suggest the ancient species likely once lived across much of Asia, and the recent discovery of ...

New 'Shy' Fungus Found in Old-Growth Forest Mar. 18, 2025 — Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one ...

Many native plants are missing from habitats where they should thrive – even in wilder areas. Why? Human actions such as ...

Paleontologists unearthed the fossilized remains of a previously unknown ... team also found several isolated femurs, including fragments from a smaller individual of the same species.

During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant something ... years ago — because it includes the first appearance of our species, our arrival ...