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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A new analysis of ancient genomes is deepening scientists’ understanding of the Neanderthal DNA carried by human populations in Europe and Asia — genetic traces that may have medical relevance ...

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 ...

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.