The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

At times during the BBC's new landmark documentary series Human (BBC2, Mon, 9pm), the evolution of our species sounds like a ...

A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals, as the likely origin of a neurological condition estimated to impact up to one per ...

A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals, as the likely origin of a ...

Shamahi, tracing the development of Homo sapiens across 300,000 years of prehistory in the first of a five-part series, Human ...

According to new research, Neanderthal DNA genes could be the reason that some people are more prone to a type of headache-causing brain defect.

A 140,000-year-old hybrid child's skull found in Israel shows traits of both Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, rewriting the ...

Significant brain defects known as Chiari malformations could be down to the genes some of us have inherited from ...

A groundbreaking new documentary series titled Human is set to bring the ancient past of our evolutionary relatives to life ...

Neanderthals had a taste for fat, and they worked hard to get it. Long before humans built cities or invented writing, these ...