Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around long after Neanderthals themselves did, as new scientific dating of the famed ...

The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...

The climate and early human societies were changing quickly during the fall of our closest evolutionary relative—and are big ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared technologies and customs.

A cutting-edge radiocarbon technique has provided the most precise date yet for the Lapedo Child, a prehistoric skeleton with both Neanderthal and modern human traits. Found in Portugal’s Lapedo ...

Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long perplexed scientists, thanks to a curious mix of features ...

Recent fossil analysis is reshaping our understanding of Neanderthal origins, questioning long-held assumptions about their ...

An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a 'bottleneck' event, leading to a reduction ...

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

New study challenges the theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of ...

A primary goal of the research team is to determine the nature of Homo sapiens–Neanderthal relationships in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant. Were they rivals competing for resources ...

I know there’s probably a lot, but we have an image of a Neanderthal in our heads, but early Homo sapiens also looked a bit different than we look right now as well. So what made us different ...