Page 5 - Human Origins Program News Today

Modern Europeans have a smaller proportion of Neanderthal genes in their genomes than East Asians do. New research suggests the reason lies at the feet of migrating early farmers.

Dating of a child's fossilized jaw and teeth suggest our relatives lived at altitude earlier than once thought

New discoveries in Kenya may be changing long-accepted paradigms on stone toolmaking.

Stop by for programs about bats, fantastic fossils and more at the National Museum of Natural History

You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts

NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain.

An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain.

An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain.

Scientists say theyve 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. Fossil

An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain.
Fossil remains