By comparing modern human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee skulls, researchers have uncovered a unique trait having to do with ...

Neanderthals Feasted on Maggots Like Confections for Protein Source Regularly, Scientists Find Evidence Despite decades of ...

That led them to then compare those lactase ... East Asian samples likely came from the Neanderthals. This was because the genes showed up in the early humans before they had begun to drink ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Further analysis revealed that the prehistoric “Lapedo Child” displayed a unique blend of physical characteristics that would soon make them famous: a mixture of both human and Neanderthal fea ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. CT scans of a Neanderthal skull (left) and a modern human skull ...

Neanderthals and modern humans overlapped and shared ideas for about 50,000 years in what is now Israel, a new study finds. . | Credit: Efrat Bakshitz Archaeologists in Israel have discovered five ...

Neanderthals existed in Europe and Asia from approximately 400,000 to 40,000 years ago, sharing their time with early modern humans for thousands of years. Neanderthals had sturdy bodies ...