Researchers have described the first "articulated" remains of a Neanderthal to be discovered ... "Observations by T Dale Stewart (the physical anthropologist on the 1960 project) and Ralph Solecki ...

New research provides an updated timeline of human-Neanderthal interactions, revealing patterns in the genetic legacy of this ancient exchange.Tens of ...

Researchers have identified genes linked to tooth size and shape, including one likely inherited from our long-lost cousins.

or thrown short distances as part of an ambush hunting strategy — neither the stone points nor the features of Neanderthal anatomy support the notion that Neanderthals used long-distance ...

Neanderthals were modern humans' closest relatives ... That's because of their distinctive facial features. At first glance, you'd likely notice they have a sloping forehead with very big ...

Here, he tells us what scientists have uncovered about the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive characteristics ... The best-known Neanderthals lived between about 130,000 and 40,000 ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help geneticists ...

Long ago, early humans shared the earth with several archaic human species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans. These species, were bipedal and close relatives of modern humans. They lived in ...

The findings support the picture of a Neanderthal physical build well-suited to many climate types, one of which may have been very cold, across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. While some ...

The hominins who are our most direct ancestors split from the Neanderthal family tree about 600,000 years ago, then evolved our modern physical characteristics about 250,000 years ago.

Those findings line up with archaeological evidence that suggests Neanderthals and humans overlapped in geography as humans traveled out of Africa. Many scientists suspect the two species crossed ...