Recent discoveries provide new insights into why Neanderthals became extinct around 40,000 years ago. Specifically, a study ...

About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

To investigate the archaic ancestry of the living human population, Akey and Vernot set to work searching for Neanderthal DNA in modern genomes. They developed a statistical approach to identify ...

Erik and Lyle Menendez's long-awaited resentencing hearing will move forward on Thursday despite a new filing from Los ...

Ancient Taiwan jawbone fossil confirms Denisovan presence, expanding their range across East and Southeast Asia regions.

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and our own species ... expands the region where scientists know these ancient people ...

A baby mammoth nicknamed "Yana" was dissected by Russian scientists at North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk on March ...

Speaking on DJ Sbu’s podcast, The Hustler’s Corner, Baloyi labeled white people as Neanderthals, claiming they are inferior to black people. “They are an inferior species compared to us.

The Taforalt people also have half the Neanderthal genes of non-Africans, while the Takarkori have ten times less. What is strange is that they still have more Neanderthal DNA than other sub ...

Researchers from the University of Washington excavating a site in China have found Neanderthal tools dating back almost 55,000 years. Their findings were published March 31 in Proceedings of the ...

If you visit your local landfill, you never know what relics of the not-so-distant past you might find. While it's interesting to see what people get rid of, some items can pose risks to the ...

Over the years rare birds calling Dorset their temporary home have had people flocking to different ... drew a large crowd hoping for a sighting. The pictures below show some of the most ...