New research provides an updated timeline of human-Neanderthal interactions, revealing patterns in the genetic legacy of this ancient exchange.Tens of ...

Over 100,000 years ago, a unique group of ancient humans, the Juluren or “large head people,” roamed eastern Asia. Recently ...

Researchers at the Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid report that analysis of a ...

Researchers have identified genes linked to tooth size and shape, including one likely inherited from our long-lost cousins.

Long ago, early humans shared the earth with several archaic human species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans. These species, were bipedal and close relatives of modern humans. They lived in ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when ...

New research reveals how genes inherited from Neanderthals and critical developmental ... analyses and animal classification. Dental characteristics provide important insights into population ...

These latest findings "line up with archaeological evidence that suggests Neanderthals and humans overlapped in geography as humans traveled out of Africa." The new studies are also "much more of ...

The excavation of Manot Cave in Israel has uncovered ritual sites from 35,000 years ago and evidence of Neanderthal-human ...

A separate study also discovered that Neanderthal genes initially co-mingled with modern human DNA about 50,000 years ago, revealing their enduring legacy in modern humans.