A new study has revealed new insights into the mating patterns and preferences of early humans.

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

Researchers found that Neanderthals carried excess modern human DNA on their X chromosomes, pointing to predominantly male ...

A team of genome researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York and Qatar have discovered that indigenous Arabs can directly trace their ancestors to migrants from Africa. “One of the exciting ...

Scientists have applied a dynamic model of the landscape to patterns of human migration into Sahul, the combined continent of Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. New research led by the University of ...

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery of 115,000-year-old human footprints in the Arabian Peninsula, specifically at Alathar Lake. This finding challenges previous assumptions that early ...

Current models of human migrations consider cities as equal, so that migration fluxes are driven by population size (left). However, natural hazards, conflicts, or socioeconomic inequalities affect ...