The first complete genetic portrait of a so‑called “last Neanderthal” is forcing scientists to redraw the map of our origins, ...

Learn more about the diseases Neanderthals endured and how their weakened immune system and encounters with humans made them ...

Subtle genomic variations between humans and Neanderthals provide clues to how DNA shapes our facial features.

Kissing is more than just "mouth-to-mouth" touching, and the study doesn't really shed much light on why humans kiss the way ...

A metal that still frequently occurs today and is considered dangerous may have had a severely harmful effect on the health ...

Every human face is different, but scientists still know surprisingly little about how our DNA shapes these differences. To ...

New research suggests Neanderthals didn't face a sudden extinction but were gradually absorbed into the growing human ...

Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time. Despite its proximity to other groups of ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

A controversial new study published on November 14, 2025, challenges the long-held belief that Neanderthals disappeared due ...

Neanderthals may not have truly gone extinct, according to a new mathematical model that suggests they underwent genetic ...

Conceptually, it’s a bit like mixing two dyes in a bucket. The bucket holds the genetics of the population, Neanderthals are ...