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

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

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

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

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

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

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

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.

The genome of a Neanderthal named Thorin suggested he was part of an unknown lineage. He and his community stayed isolated for 50,000 years.

Researchers theorize that an adult male dipped his finger in red ocher and intentionally used the pigment to complete the face he saw on a small granite stone ...

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 ...