New research has shown that modern humans descend from not one but two separate ancient human ancestral lineages.

Using a new method of modeling genetic data, researchers identified a split in human ancestry dating back 1.5 million years. The two populations later reconnected. The mystery population (Population B ...

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

A groundbreaking discovery reveals Homo sapiens descended from two ancestral groups, not one. This complex origin story ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Learn about the new proposal for the origins of modern humans, suggesting that our species is a genetic combination of two ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

For decades, the predominant view of human evolution held that Homo sapiens emerged in Africa between 200,000 and 300,000 ...