New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

Recent research suggests that some of these genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals could be linked to autism spectrum ...

A new study suggests that some modern brain malformations may be linked to Neanderthal ancestry. Researchers have found that ...

In a stunning new study, geneticists in Japan have revealed how injecting a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal gene into mice has led to profound changes in their skeletal structure. This experiment, ...

MailOnline has asked the experts what the world might look like if the Neanderthals and Denisovans hadn't gone extinct.

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

In this new series, Human, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human ...

A space physicist has suggested that a reversal of the Earth’s magnetic poles may have wiped out the Neanderthals.

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

Probably the relatively low amount of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA in present humans reflects the fact that ... Similarly, Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens hybrids would likely have a mixture of the ...

The Harbin skull (left) and the Dali skull (right).

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world ...