Researchers knew that the discovery of Neanderthal markings in a sealed cave was incredible—but they never expected that the ...

Unlike Neanderthals, human facial growth halts in adolescence—shrinking jaws and midfaces over time. This evolutionary shift ...

However, genetic evidence now confirms that modern humans and Neanderthals were closely related ... more than just an academic curiosity- it has real implications for medicine and genetics.

A bone discovered in Taiwan turns out to have belonged to a Denisovan, a lineage previously identified only thousands of ...

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Combining Subnautica, Ark, and Outer Wilds, new prehistoric fantasy survival game Astrobotanica has already eclipsed its Kickstarter goal.

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, ...

A multidisciplinary study led by researchers from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of ...

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

They first tested the algorithm with simulated data and then applied real human genetic data ... purifying selection would play an important role after Neanderthals and humans interbred around 50,000 ...

A rare Denisovan jawbone found off Taiwan confirms these ancient human relatives once lived across much of Asia.