Stone carvings representing the theory of evolution, displayed in an outdoor setting.

Our Family Tree Is Braided

Human evolution wasn’t linear. We interbred with related species.

Human Evolution: A Braided Ancestry

Reconstruction of Lucy, the first Australopithecus afarensis skeleton found

Archaic Echoes in Us

Neanderthals and Denisovans may have contributed up to 6% of the genome in some people outside sub‑Saharan Africa.

Human Evolution: A Braided Ancestry