A new study reveals that Stone Age humans in Germany operated a 'fat factory' to extract nutrients from animal bones.

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals ...

According to the authors, the huge cache of bones may have been collected over a period of time before being imported to Neumark-Nord in one massive load, where they were intensively processed into ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Learn more about the Neanderthal remains uncovered in Shanidar Cave, and how evidence, such as flower seeds, could indicate ...

If they had remained as separate species rather than going extinct, Neanderthals and Denisovans might look much the same as they did in the distant past. From the abundant fossil records, we know that ...

Discover what our world may be like today if Neanderthals hadn't gone extinct.