This year, we learned that our Neanderthal cousins were a lot like us, despite treading their own path that ended in ...

Researchers at the Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid report that analysis of a ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those ...

Research shows a link between Zlatý kůň and Ranis, early European modern humans who retained African traits, lacked ...

Researchers have identified genes linked to tooth size and shape, including one likely inherited from our long-lost cousins.

People have been fascinated by Neanderthals ever since we discovered their bones in a German cave in the mid-19th century. Their stocky bodies and huge heads give us a fun-house-mirror glimpse ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. People have been fascinated by Neanderthals ever since we discovered their bones in a German cave ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help ...

Previous research suggests Neanderthals had stockier torsos and larger respiratory systems, potentially adaptations for thermoregulation or high-protein diets. Previous studies on Neanderthal ...

For several millennia, Neanderthals and modern humans interbred shortly after all non-African ancestors moved into Eurasia.