The climate and early human societies were changing quickly during the fall of our closest evolutionary relative—and are big ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered some evidence of Neanderthal habitation during their recent survey conducted in ...

A study of a handful of very old bones revealed that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens were living and procreating with each other much more recently than anyone realized: just 47,000 years ago.

More than just mere cavemen, our Stone Age kin exhibited intelligence in surprising ways, making them more human than ...

Recent fossil analysis is reshaping our understanding of Neanderthal origins, questioning long-held assumptions about their ...

Longevity hacks are all the rage in Silicon Valley. But after two years of self-experimentation, a scientist found only a few worth doing.

Recent research provides compelling evidence that Middle Paleolithic peoples created deliberate patterns on stone artifacts ...

Compared to the Neanderthal DNA contribution—about 2% of the genome ... The researchers employed a novel method based on analyzing the DNA of living individuals instead of extracting genetic material ...

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce.

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...