I have spent years covering discoveries that nudge our origin story around the edges, but the sequencing of DNA from one of ...

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

Just a few Neanderthal DNA tweaks boosted facial gene activity, revealing how ancient genetics still shape human faces today.

For thousands of years, Europeans had dark skin. New DNA reveals that pale skin only became common in Europe just 3,000 years ...

Scientists trace the origins of human kissing back over 20 million years to ancient apes who first showed gentle ...

Each human and Neanderthal genome contains around three billion DNA letters, which makes it extremely difficult to identify which small sections influence physical traits such as facial features.

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

A new study analyzes the nasal cavity of the "Altamura Man," a Neanderthal who died between 130,000 and 172,000 years ago ...

Neanderthals are usually seen as brutish and primitive, but research now suggests our ancestors kissed often - and even with ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces ...

A long-standing debate in paleontology about whether the distinctive Neanderthal nose evolved purely for the cold weather may ...

Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right moment. A new study suggests that part of that story reaches far back into ...