The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

One of the earliest known human burials unearthed in Skhul Cave was a cross between modern humans and Neanderthals with an ...

In 1929, archaeologists discovered the 140,000-year-old skeleton of a young girl in Skhūl Cave. The researchers believed her ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces ...

Recent research suggests that some of these genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals could be linked to autism spectrum ...

Human and Neanderthal Evolution Like 'Game of Thrones,' Scientists Say. Published Jun 19, 2014 at 3:02 PM EDT Updated Feb 20, 2016 at 11:15 AM EST.

Neanderthals had a taste for fat, and they worked hard to get it. Long before humans built cities or invented writing, these ...

Evolution purged many Neanderthal genes from human genome Date: November 8, 2016 Source: PLOS Summary: Larger populations allowed humans to shed weakly deleterious gene variants that were ...

STOCKHOLM — Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for unlocking secrets hidden in Neanderthal DNA that helped us understand what makes humans unique compared with ...

Neanderthal genes give clues to human brain evolution Date: December 13, 2018 Source: Cell Press Summary: A distinctive feature of modern humans is our round (globular) skulls and brains.