Homo sapiens

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Their analysis suggests that multiple human groups, including Neanderthals, pre-Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens, maintained ongoing contact.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

This reflected the broader wave of megafauna losses that followed the global spread of Homo sapiens.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Published in Nature, the study sheds new light on African populations that lived close to the evolutionary branch leading to Homo sapiens and helps clarify the shared ancestry of H. sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

For years, the mainstream view – based largely on DNA studies and most archaeological sites – was that Homo sapiens first reached the ancient Australia–New Guinea landmass, Sahul, about 50,000 years ago.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Was it all the fault of Homo sapiens?

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari