What if I told you that a part of you isn't entirely human as we know it? Thanks to groundbreaking genetic research, we now ...

Scientists discovered signs of interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens on a 140,000-year-old skull; 'This is the ...

The skeleton, belonging to a five-year-old child found 90 years ago in Israel’s Skhul Cave, dates back about 140,000 years. Researchers say the discovery is the first physical proof that the two ...

A Neanderthal AMPD1 variant still present in some Europeans lowers muscle efficiency and may hinder elite athletic ability.

The oldest-known hominin track sites found in southwest Europe provide clues to the hunting patterns of Neanderthals. Experts believe that along with eating plenty of plants, the ancient population ...

A palaeontology dig - believed to be the biggest in the country, with more than 200 volunteers - has uncovered mammoth skulls ...

This prehistoric species remained independent of the Neanderthal lineage in Europe, maintaining a close relationship with ...

Remains of Neanderthal Family, Including Father and His Teenage Daughter, Found in Siberian Cave Conducting one of the largest genetic studies of a Neanderthal population to date, scientists found ...

Science in Poland reports that archaeologists have uncovered a site in the Mazovia region that they believe served as a ...

Eventually, the villager spotted something unexpected—the nearly complete cranium of an unknown, ancient hominin protruding ...

A fossil of the inner ear of a six-year-old Neanderthal child that showed signs of Down syndrome seems to indicate that the ancient, now-extinct species were compassionate caregivers, according to ...

The Neanderthal genome project has helped scientists understand one of our closest relatives. Short-bodied and brutishly strong, Neanderthals were well-adapted for hardship and colder climates.