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See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to survive and thrive around the globe. Archaeology, genetics and anthropology cast new light on 200,000 years of history, detailing how early humans became dominant.
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
Scientists demonstrate the challenges in reconstructing DNA from a Neanderthal bone.
The Dangers of Genetic Isolation
Witness the dangers of genetic isolation exemplified by the duck-billed platypus.
See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to thrive.
Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
The close cultural and genetic link between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines.
Discover a type of ancient human whose genes helped us face down extinction.
The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics
Discover the ancient humans living across Asia when Homo sapiens arrived.
Omo 1 - The World's First Modern Human
195,000 years ago, Omo-1 was a hunter prowling the east African savanna.
