Who are you? How the story of human origins is being rewritten
23 August 2017
The past 15 years have called into question every assumption about who we are and where we came from. Turns out our evolution is more baffling than we thought
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Child tooth is fourth fossil clue to mysterious Denisovan humans
7 July 2017
Genetic analysis shows a tooth from the Denisova cave in Siberia is only the fourth specimen from elusive early humans who lived alongside Neanderthals
We may have mated with Neanderthals more than 219,000 years ago
4 July 2017
Analysis of DNA from a fossilised Neanderthal bone suggests modern human ancestors entered Europe and interbred with locals more than 219,000 years ago
Meet ‘Neo’, the most complete skeleton of Homo naledi ever found
9 May 2017
This is one of the greatest fossil finds of the 21st century say its discoverers, who also provide a date for when this enigmatic species lived
Ancient humans: What we know and still don’t know about them
3 May 2017
Confused by the flood of news about ancient humans? Here’s the low-down on what new discoveries are revealing about the complicated story of our ancestors
