Editor's note: This story was originally published on Dec. 23, 2023 and was updated on Dec. 11, 2024 to include information from the 2024 paper arguing that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens should be ...

There's a good chance you've heard of Neanderthals when it comes to ancient human species, but they aren't the only ones who ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense these close cousins of our species are not gone. Their legacy lives on in the genomes of most people on Earth, thanks to ...

Neanderthals relied on strategic ambushes that required explosive strength and precision, allowing them to overpower large ...

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans ...

The major difference between Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal indicates that Neanderthals were outcompeted by the former.

Our species is defined by a long list of cultural and genetic traits that set us apart from our ancient counterparts.

The research in the *American Journal of Biological Anthropology* suggests Neanderthals at Cova de l'Arbreda alternated ...

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans ...

Several scientific studies confirm that both species coexisted for seven millennia and even reproduced among themselves.

Their legacy lives on in the genomes of most people on Earth, thanks to interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. New research is providing the most precise estimate to date of when ...