When you imagine the evolution of homosapien it’s easy to imagine our great ape ancestors turning into upright versions and ...

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

Neanderthals may have trekked thousands of miles across Eurasia much faster than we ever imagined. New computer simulations ...

Many scientists see evidence of language in the sounds animals put together, but they may be kidding themselves.

A mysterious event 41,000 years ago sent Earth’s magnetic field into chaos, reshaping the planet in ways we’re just beginning to understand. Scientists have uncovered haunting sounds that bring this ...

New Israeli research suggests large game was smoked as early as 1.8 million years ago, a survival strategy that may have ...

Bed bugs may be the first human pest, having co-evolved with us since Neanderthal times, new research reveals.

The discovery could deepen our understanding of the Neanderthal mind, but some experts aren’t convinced by the interpretation ...

A groundbreaking genetic study has uncovered a Neanderthal population in France that remained completely isolated for 50,000 ...

They have been bugging people since they hopped off a bat and attached themselves to a Neanderthal around 60,000 years ago.

For instance, the authors note that the skull’s “general morphology is closer to H. erectus than to later encephalized ...

As far as art goes, it's not going to win any awards. But this large pebble might be the earliest known representation of a face, experts say.