People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

A new study suggests that some modern brain malformations may be linked to Neanderthal ancestry. Researchers have found that ...

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

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

If you regularly experience headaches, dizziness, balance problems and blurred vision, our Neanderthal cousins could be to ...

Rare Neanderthal DNA mean some people’s ... two ancient DNA fragments that have been passed down to select people of European heritage with slight changes in skull and therefore brain shape.

“We also found that facial shape was a more useful variable for tracking the influence of Neanderthal interbreeding in human populations over time. Neanderthals were just bigger than humans.

The cast of a Neanderthal skull on display at the Chemnitz State Museum of Archaeology in Germany on January 24, 2023. Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images Get the Popular Science ...

The earliest Neanderthal-like fossils are about 430,000 years old, but major parts of the Neanderthal origin story remain unclear. Altamura Man's skull might change that.

The skulls, they argued, pointed to something beyond the simple detritus of hunting and gathering. Instead, they saw the skulls as symbolic – perhaps even a shrine containing trophies of the chase.

Evidence indicates Neanderthals were using pigment to decorate or camouflage their bodies as long as 60,000 years ago at least. Blocks of manganese dioxide showing clear signs of usage - including ...