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‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the loss of 2m-year-old human remains

The science of human evolution has made big leaps in recent years, and it’s painting a new picture of our origins

A study published on Thursday claims that human ancestors teetered on the brink of extinction over 900,000 years ago. Based on a new method of analysis, scientists found that our ancestors survived in a group of less than 1,300 individuals.

Genomics analysis indicates that at least 800,000 years ago breeding individuals sank to as few as 1,300

Fossil found in France is not quite modern human and not quite Neanderthal.

Fragments of a jaw bone unearthed in China have a mosaic of features that are present in both modern and archaic humans, making it difficult to place on the human evolutionary tree.

Scientists found evidence of a massive North Atlantic cooling event about 1.1 million years ago that lasted roughly 4,000 years and appears to have wiped out the entire population of archaic humans who had colonized Europe

Scientists say they've found evidence an ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain

The technique – known as proteomics – could bring new insights into the past two million years of humanity’s history

Covid disinformation prompts Royal Society to consider ways of countering forgeries and falsehoods

Do bones and teeth found in Sussex share characteristics with Neanderthal fossils from northern Spain?