An analysis of ancient animal bones found in Germany suggests that Neanderthals extracted grease from them to gobble up 125,000 years ago.

In a study published Monday (March 24) in the Journal of Human Evolution, Schuh and colleagues analyzed the midface region of 174 skulls of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and chimpanzees.

How diet shaped human evolution The Neanderthal rib-cage and pelvis expanded to adapt to a high-protein diet in Ice-Age Europe Date: March 29, 2016 ...

Neanderthal genes supply between 1 per cent and 4 per cent of the genome in people from homelands on several continents, from Britain to Japan to Colombia. DNA from another humanlike primate, the ...

THE evolution of humans and Neanderthals mirrors the Game of Thrones saga, scientists say, following analysis of 430,000-year-old skulls found in a Spanish cave. Deals of the Week.

Comparing DNA sequences in humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans helps to gain a better understanding of the origin, time and early migrations of humans and their closest relatives.