Learn more about how researchers can take evidence from the past to better shape our idea of what Neanderthals looked like.

A newly examined Neanderthal skull, once thought to confirm cold-climate adaptations, has challenged a century-old assumption ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans in the English county of Suffolk - ...

Heat-reddened clay, fire-cracked stone, and fragments of pyrite mark where Neanderthals gathered around a campfire 400,000 ...

Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than ...

A hearth dated to 400,000 years ago has been unearthed near the village of Barnham in eastern England, CNN reports.

A study shows Neanderthals made first fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of controlled fire use by ...

Excited scientists announced Wednesday they have discovered evidence in the UK of humans deliberately making fire 400,000 ...

Tiny cameras threaded inside a Neandertal skull provide evidence that their big noses were not an adaptation to cold climates.

Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces with broad noses and massive cheekbones, features often described as ...

Belgian cave analysis shows Neanderthal cannibalism involving nonlocal women and children who were killed and eaten 45,000 ...

The most complete Neanderthal skull ever examined has given researchers something they have never had before: a virtually untouched internal nose. That rare anatomical jackpot is forcing a rethink of ...