This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

The Christmas Island shrew is thought to be at least the third mammal species to go extinct on the island as a direct result ...

Rarely do species presumed extinct reappear with renewed hope for a better future. But researchers in Australia not only ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to ...

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ever found — does not belong to any known species. If the claim holds, it ...

Researchers studying Denisovan ancestry within East Asian populations found an anomaly in the lineage of the Jomon people. The group has little to no Denisovan ancestry, showing that this lineage ...

We'd like to welcome this curious armless burrowing lizard into the New Species Hall of Fame. Despite being built for life underground, in the end this slider skink was no match for scientists who had ...

An analysis of the blood types of one Denisovan and three Neanderthal individuals has uncovered new clues to the evolutionary history, health, and vulnerabilities of their populations. Silvana Condemi ...

Ancient DNA from the massive Harbin skull reveals it belonged to a Denisovan population closely related to modern humans. The find confirms that Denisovans occupied East Asia for over 100,000 years ...