As our understanding of ancient DNA grows, surprising links are emerging between Neanderthals and modern human traits. One of the most unexpected? A possible genetic connection to autism.

Recent research on human evolution suggests that the extinction of our Neanderthal cousins may have been hastened by ...

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

Researchers have long been attempting to piece together the trek of Neanderthals from Europe into Asia around the Middle and ...

A 45,000-year-old Neanderthal bone found in Crimea shows ancient humans traveled thousands of miles, linking Europe and ...

Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but not through war or murder alone. A new study suggests that when the two species interbred, a slow-acting genetic incompatibility increased ...

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

You looked at a book discussing Neanderthals’ extinction at a time when a separate species, Homo sapiens, moved into their areas. Both populations were distinct prior to interbreeding, and today a ...

It took nearly 50 years to work out the identity of a caribou-like fossil first discovered by construction workers. By Elie Dolgin In 1976, as jackhammers and backhoes carved a subway tunnel through ...

The allure of a quiet sanctuary at home, away from the relentless pace of modern life, is undeniable. For some, this preference leans into the realm of the hermit-like, an inclination to savor ...