The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...

Grease is the word – at least, it was for Neanderthals living in what is now Germany some 125,000 years ago. New research ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

This practice has been documented as far back as 28,000 years ago, but has not been confirmed at older sites, making ...

A "truly extraordinary" Neanderthal skeleton covered in "cave popcorn" is shedding new light on some of the mysteries of human evolution. Known as the "Altamura Man," it is one of the best ...

Scientists reveal the face of Neanderthal woman 75K years after she died: "High stakes 3D jigsaw puzzle" 00:55 A British team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a ...

India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels ...

The remains of the Neanderthal known as Thorin in Grotte Mandrin, France. Analysis of the remains is revealing new insights into the history of these ancient humans.

Using DNA extracted from some roughly 45,000-year-old bones, scientists have found a new Neanderthal lineage that likely did not have a lot of interaction with others from its species. The remains ...

One Neanderthal gene variant may have made us more likely to have a severe case of COVID-19. That variant, found on chromosome 3, is found in half of South Asians and one-sixth of Europeans.