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

Stone tools unearthed in southwest China helped a mysterious group eke out a living in a cold and harsh environment 60,000 to ...

Neanderthal genes in living people seem to have come from one phase of mating around 55,000 to 60,000 years ago, yet we know from DNA in Homo sapiens fossils that mating was happening earlier and ...

New research reveals that gene flow from Neanderthals has left a lasting imprint ... Note: Materials provided above by The Brighter Side of News. Content may be edited for style and length.

“And what’s really exciting is that even though there was this broader scope of traits that was considered, they point to effects of Neanderthal DNA on similar systems to what’s been seen previously.” ...

The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and human, as later confirmed by DNA. New techniques in radiocarbon dating allowed scientists to ...

A team’s investigation of ancient human burials in Israel’s Tinshemet Cave has revealed evidence that Homo sapiens and our nearest cousins, the Neanderthals, intermingled in ancient times ...

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 ...