One specific group of chimpanzees in Nigeria has been studied by scientists because of something unique having happened to it ...

The study of ancient DNA has revolutionised our understanding of human history, enabling scientists to decipher complex population dynamics over tens of thousands of years. By analysing genetic ...

Insights into South African population history from 10,000-year-old human DNA. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 09 / 240919115012.htm ...

Some of the genes from Population B, "particularly those related to brain function and neural processing, may have played a crucial role in human evolution," study co-author Trevor Cousins, a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered 6,000-year-old skeletons in Colombia that belonged to a mysterious group of people that could rewrite human history. The remains, discovered at the ancient preceramic ...

Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild ...

It’s a small world – and we’re needing to share more and more of it. The global population passed eight billion in 2022, and is set to rise by another two billion over the next 60 years. Demand for ...

The story of human evolution in Europe has a new character. Fossilized bone fragments unearthed in a cave in northern Spain in 2022 have revealed a previously unknown human population that lived ...

So human history cannot be understood without understanding African history. View of the Oakhurst rock shelter valley, Oakhurst farm, near Hoekwil, South Africa. V Gibbon. , Author provided (no reuse) ...

While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a new study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas.