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 ...

The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

New research has uncovered an extraordinary discovery that challenges our understanding of early human evolution. A young ...

Remnants of Neanderthal DNA in modern genomes have long prompted questions about interspecies mating. Two studies shed light on when that occurred — and when ancient humans left Africa.

Neanderthals and humans mated more recently than we thought! Ancient species interbred with our ancestors within the past 50,000 years, study finds - rewriting the story of our evolution ...

Classic Neanderthals had braincases as big as, and sometimes bigger than, humans. It’s important to note that the Neanderthal-derived features were related to chewing.

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to ...

Findings suggest the presence of cultural remains from homo heidelbergensis or even older species before neanderthals.