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.

Neanderthals, our extinct relatives, were known for their notably larger jaws compared to modern humans. This distinct trait ...

Each human and Neanderthal genome contains around three billion DNA letters, which makes it extremely difficult to identify ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are ...

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found evidence that kissing evolved in the common ancestor of humans and ...

A tiny Crimean bone links Neanderthals to Siberia, revealing long-distance networks shaped by shifting climates and migration ...

Scientists found that kissing likely originated millions of years ago in great apes and was shared by early human relatives, ...

Today, traces of Neanderthal DNA persist in modern humans, particularly those of European and Asian descent. These genetic ...

In their new study an international team led by the University of Vienna reports the discovery and extraction of ancient DNA from a tiny 5 cm long Neanderthal bone found in the Crimean peninsula, ...

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

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...