A 140,000-year-old skull from Skhūl Cave in Israel shows both human and Neanderthal traits, sparking debate over whether it’s a hybrid or a new hominin species.

Why did we think Neanderthals weren’t smart? Our earliest studies of Neanderthals were fundamentally flawed.

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans ...

Neanderthals, we now know, were likely more intelligent, sophisticated and complicated than previously believed.

An ancient granite pebble included indentations resembling a face, its nose a red dot. A study says it may have had symbolic significance.

Science Archaeology Neanderthals’ social isolation may have sped up their extinction The remains of a 45,000 year old nicknamed Thorin was uncovered in a French cave system. By Laura Baisas ...

Watch a film about the making of the Neanderthal and Homo sapiens models on display in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery. Discover the art and science involved.

Neanderthals may have enjoyed collecting tchotchkes—just like us Marine fossils found in a cave suggest our ancestors liked amassing objects just because. Andrew Paul Nov 20, 2024 10:57 AM EST ...

How the Neanderthals died out remains one of the biggest mysteries in human evolution. A new paper proposes that Homo sapiens may have been responsible for the extinction of Neanderthals not by ...

Michaela Strachan: ‘I’m 2% Neanderthal – that’s why I’ve got a big forehead!’ Paul Simper Published February 8, 2023 12:01am Updated February 8, 2023 11:43am Comments ...