Modern Humans

Humans (Homo sapiens) are the most common and widespread species of primate.

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A Mysterious Extinct Species Seeded Their Genes in Modern Humans

Several Denisovan Populations Introgressed into Modern Humans Multiple Times: Study

We May Have Found Where Modern Humans And Neanderthals Became One

Elephant Species Vanished at a Shocking Rate With The Rise of Modern Humans

Did This Ancient Species Really Bury Its Dead Before Modern Humans?

Decoding Our Origins: How Modern Humans Conquered the Cold

Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments

Neanderthals and modern humans mingled early and often

Mysterious Denisovans may have overlapped with modern humans on Tibetan Plateau

Neanderthals and modern humans made babies 47,000 years ago

Modern Humans Thrived While Neanderthals Disappeared, But Not Due to Our Brains

Toba supereruption may have facilitated dispersal of modern humans out of Africa

Modern humans were already in northern Europe 45,000 years ago

Mysterious artifacts suggest modern humans and Neanderthals lived side by side for millennia

Who Were the First Modern Humans To Settle in Europe? Scientists Shed New Light

Europe was not covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans

Ancient Denisovan DNA Could Be Increasing Modern Humans’ Risk of Mental Health Disorders Like Depression

Pollen analysis suggests peopling of Siberia and Europe by modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell

Revealing the Neanderthal Legacy: Modern Humans Inherited More Than You Think

3D Muscle Reconstruction Reveals 3.2 Million-Year-Old “Lucy” Could Stand As Erect as Modern Humans