Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

The exact mechanisms behind the differences in facial features between Neanderthals and modern humans are still not fully understood. This gap in knowledge has inspired researchers from the Max Planck ...

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

And could articulate speech have given modern humans an edge over the Neanderthals and other archaic ... an expert on evolution and genetics at Pennsylvania State University.

In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex ...

Over 100,000 years ago, a mysterious group of ancient humans walked the lands of eastern Asia. Known as the Juluren—meaning ...

For years, human evolution was thought to be a straightforward progression from Homo erectus to Neanderthals and eventually to modern humans. However, genetic evidence now confirms that modern ...

In a study published Monday in the Journal of Human Evolution, a research team ... cell activity throughout the lifetime of modern humans, Neanderthals, and chimpanzees by comparing the skulls ...

Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens. Humans differ from chimpanzees and Neanderthals in how their faces grow. In ...

"Compared to Neanderthals ... adolescence in humans. "Identifying key developmental changes allows us to understand how species-specific traits emerged throughout human evolution," says Schuh.

In a study published Monday (March 24) in the Journal of Human Evolution ... that both chimpanzees and Neanderthals had larger, faster-growing faces, while modern humans have smaller faces ...