Researchers determined that the ancestors of those early humans who lived in Ranis and ... piece together their diet and how they lived. The family group was part of a pioneer population that ...

unearthing a mysterious and extinct branch of the human family tree. These early Homo sapiens arrived over 45,000 years ago, intermixed with Neanderthals, and left no surviving descendants.

These early influences would shape his ... Mary, Richard, and Meave continued to work on discovering human origins and untangling the primate family tree. In the 1970s, however, Richard also ...

How did humans evolve into the big-brained ... and distant kin in a vast family tree of life. The implications are breathtaking; if we could travel back far enough in time, we would find common ...

In the 8 million years or so since the earliest ancestors of humans diverged from the apes ... As scientists discover new fossils, the hominid family tree grows new branches.