The gap between genetics and archaeology leaves us with an unclear picture of where the Neanderthals originated. Columnist ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

A rare infant skeleton shows Neanderthal infants grew faster than modern humans, with rapid brain and body development.

Sometime around 55,000 years ago, a Neanderthal infant died in what is now Amud Cave in northern Israel. The child was only ...

Humans and Neanderthals not only coexisted and interbred, but actively collaborated and shared their cultures. This stunning ...

Late Neanderthals are believed to have descended from a small group that survived extreme Ice Age conditions in southwestern France. In collaboration with an international team, researchers at ...

Going by the headlines, the matter seems to be settled. El País announces that Neanderthal men "chose" sapiens women. Science ...

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A prehistoric hidden cave and hippo bones found beneath Pembroke Castle could transform understanding of ancient life in ...

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A new analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from Neanderthal fossils suggests researchers may need to revisit when ...

Researchers have found an ancient ape fossil that suggests that we may have been searching for our common ancestors in the ...