Human Origins

Find sheds light on relationship between elusive "Denisovans" and Neandertals

Ancient skeleton of Siberian boy reveals some surprises

New method for filtering out contaminants could make it cheaper and easier to analyze important finds

Brain imaging suggests development of toolmaking and language were linked in early humans

Discovery of finely made bone tools suggests our close cousins were doing clever things before we came on the scene

Study suggests multiple origins for agricultural revolution in Near East

Missing teeth suggest sex with close relatives helped bind early farming communities together

New hunting technique allowed killing at a safe distance

Key evolutionary event eventually gave rise to human beings

Study suggests continent was colonized by more people than originally suspected