In a new study published in the journal l'Anthropologie, scientists have identified the earliest-known example of human interbreeding with Neanderthals. It offers stunning new insight into the ancient ...

In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, led by Ludovic Slimak, found more of the Neanderthal ...

Human Evolution 140,000-year-old child's skull may have been part modern human, part Neanderthal — but not everyone is convinced Human Evolution 1 million-year-old skull from China holds clues to the ...

Neanderthals bred with our human ancestors 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. Experts have discovered that a five–year–old child who lived 140,000 years ago had ...

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolutionary theory that traces bipolar disorder to our Neanderthal ancestors is the subject of a provocative new book by psychologist and researcher ...

The discovery rewrites the history of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. In a new study published in the journal l’Anthropologie, scientists have identified the earliest-known ...