Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

Learn more about Homo affinis erectus, Western Europe’s oldest human ancestor.

"Perhaps most interestingly, in our own genus it played a role unlike that ... In other words, it appears as if competition between different Homo species actually drove the evolution of even ...

However, scientists are certain that Homo Naledi is part of the genus Homo along with us human ... inch openings to uncover the fossils of 15 different specimens. These specimens are part of ...

Scientists suggest that this genus lived at the same time as the genus Homo. Even so, they lived in different habitats. The body of a robust Australopithecus was small, but its brain was larger ...

Modern-day humans, scientifically known as Homo sapiens, are the sole living members of the genus Homo. Our human ancestors ...