For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals ...

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

Palaeontologists used ancient molecules to identify a cranium found near Harbin in northeastern China as belonging to the group. It’s the first time a near-complete skull has been definitively linked ...

Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years. Close. Advertisement. Skip to content.

Marine fossils found in a cave suggest our ancestors liked amassing objects just because. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.

The Neanderthal in the karst: First dating, morphometric, and paleogenetic data on the fossil skeleton from Altamura (Italy) National Library of Medicine. Late survival of Neanderthals at the ...

Neanderthals, like humans, may have found joy in collecting objects. “The fossils, with one exception, show no evidence of having been used as tools; thus, their presence in the cave could be ...

Fossil collection found in Neanderthal cave suggests abstract thinking. Your friend's email. Your email. I would like to subscribe to Science X Newsletter. Learn more. Your name. Note.

Yet more evidence that Neanderthals were like us. A stash of 15 marine fossils has been found in a Neanderthal cave in northern Spain, indicating that the extinct hominids may have developed a ...