As our own hominin lineage became both more social and more exploratory, the ability to see red would have provided a particularly useful advantage. (discovermagazine.com)
The find — the first made with genetic, not fossil evidence — suggests that Central Asia was occupied at that time not only by Neandertals and Homo sapiens but also by a third, previously unknown hominin lineage. (sciencemag.org)
Femoral head bones of different species illustrating the size range in the hominin lineage. (sciencedaily.com)