Researchers took teeth from eight different groups and analyzed them as they believe the evolution of tooth shape takes place ...

The study determined that Neanderthals and modern humans interbred approximately 50,500 years ago, a process that lasted around 7,000 years. This timeline aligns with archaeological evidence ...

AP When the humanlike child was discovered, scientists noted that some of their attributes — including body proportions and jawbone — looked Neanderthal. The researchers suggested that the ...

When the humanlike child was discovered, scientists noted that some of their attributes — including body proportions and jawbone — looked Neanderthal. The researchers suggested that the child ...

The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and human ... 5-year-old child—experts believe the body was wrapped in a painted animal ...

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 ...

At the time, scientists noted that some of the humanlike child’s attributes — including body proportions and jawbone — looked Neanderthal and suggested that the child was descended from ...

Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and human traits.