Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked the earth before being overshadowed by ...

Conducting one of the largest genetic studies of a Neanderthal population to date, scientists found members of the first known Neanderthal family who lived more than 50,000 years ago Nicholas Rice ...

A study published in Nature Communications describes evolutionary changes in Neanderthal morphology through the analysis of their inner ear structures, known as the bony labyrinth. The research ...

Close your eyes and picture a Neanderthal. You're probably imagining heavy browridges, a big, broad nose, perhaps a jutting midface. If so, you're right on, though those are only the most obvious ...