In 1989, archaeologists excavated Cova Negra cave in Spain and found the skull fragment of a 6-year-old Neanderthal. CT scans revealed inner ear malformations consistent with Down syndrome. Her ...

Genetic and fossil evidence shows that Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans interbred multiple times between 40,000 ...

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Courts have affirmed evolution's place in education. Creationism is just a belief, not based on empirical data, and not ...

Human is a five-part Nova series, produced by the BBC, that takes a look at the origins and survival of the human race. The host is paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, and she travels to various ...

Unlike Neanderthals, whose remains lack signs of cold-weather gear, Homo sapiens left a clearer trail. According to Shea, ...

It can seem of late that the experiment in evolution we call Homo sapiens has gone horribly wrong, notwithstanding my ability ...

As proposed, the agency would allow up to four trips a month led by “trusted” guides into Mystery Cave, although not between Oct. 15 and May 31.

This week, scientists digging in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert have discovered a new species of pachycephalosaur that pushes back ...