The first theory, known as the 'Out of Africa' model, is that Homo sapiens developed first in Africa and then spread around the world between 100 and 200,000 years ago, superseding all other ...

However, scientists now have strong genetic evidence that supports an African origin of all Homo sapiens. The model, widely accepted today, is known as the “out of Africa” theory: The distant ...

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

The new study revealed that the ancient jaw named SK 15 was originally unearthed in 1949 in a South African cave known as ...

Homo sapiens' entry into Europe might have hastened Neandertals' extinction. Neandertals may have had a greater penchant for cannibalism than Homo sapiens.

according to a new study that casts doubt on the idea that Homo sapiens were the first humans capable of living in such hostile terrain. The moment when the first members of the extended human ...