The first complete genetic portrait of a so‑called “last Neanderthal” is forcing scientists to redraw the map of our origins, ...

A tiny Crimean bone links Neanderthals to Siberia, revealing long-distance networks shaped by shifting climates and migration ...

I have spent years covering discoveries that nudge our origin story around the edges, but the sequencing of DNA from one of the very last Neanderthals does something different: it rewrites the center ...

Neanderthals may have never truly gone extinct, according to new research – at least not in the genetic sense.

Ancient footprints found near the shores of Portugal's Algarve region are giving us fresh insights into the lives of coastal-dwelling Neanderthals. An international study led by Carlos Neto de ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Discover how Homo sapiens outlasted Neanderthals – and how they helped make us who we are today. For 400,000 years, Neanderthals thrived across frigid, Ice Age Europe. What happened when Homo sapiens ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals ...

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient cousins, new research suggests. Researchers found that different versions of a ...