Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

The most obvious possibility is that Neanderthals themselves reached China. Neanderthals are well documented in Europe, going ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...

The exact mechanisms behind the differences in facial features between Neanderthals and modern humans are still not fully ...

Archaeologists in China have found stone technology previously thought to have been used by Neanderthals in Europe, ...

Five years ago, the first coronavirus lockdown was imposed in Northern Ireland and across the UK. On Monday, March 23, 2020, then Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lockdown - and with it ...

Neanderthal DNA strengthens the immune system and regulates inflammation Denisovan genes help with altitude adaptation and oxygen use Paleogenetics reveals that human evolution is more complex ...

The finding reveals that Neanderthals, modern humans and related human lineages coexisted in what is now Israel for about 50,000 years.

Scientists examining an ancient cave have made a discovery about humanity's history that dates back some 110,000 years. Excavations took place in the Tinshemet Cave, a newly excavated Middle ...

Some 100,000 years ago, a group of hominins shared hunting strategies, tool manufacturing tips and how to honor the dead, performing complex and highly symbolic rituals, according to a recent ...

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 ...