New analysis of a 140,000-year-old skull morphologically resembling modern humans and Neanderthals may be the earliest ...

To recreate the sound of Neanderthal voices, vocal coach Patsy Rodenburg worked with a 3D model of a Neanderthal vocal tract, ...

Genetic and fossil evidence shows that Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans interbred multiple times between 40,000 ...

Researchers say remains of at least 15 individuals in the Rising Star cave were deliberately placed and quickly covered by sediments, countering claims of accidental deposition.

In a new study published in the journal l'Anthropologie, scientists have identified the earliest-known example of human ...

It was supposed to be impossible. But the evidence just keeps mounting. A 140,000-year-old child’s skull discovered in Israel ...

After four failed attempts, scientists have at last dated the skeleton of a possible human-Neanderthal hybrid found in Portugal more than two decades ago. The famous and mysterious Lapedo child lived ...

A new study reveals that a gene inherited from Neanderthals reduces muscle activity and may influence athletic performance.

A fossil of the inner ear of a six-year-old Neanderthal child that showed signs of Down syndrome seems to indicate that the ancient, now-extinct species were compassionate caregivers, according to a ...

Have you ever complained about having a "bad immune system?" Your Neanderthal ancestors could be to blame. Neanderthal DNA constitutes up to 4 percent of the modern human genome, but the exact impacts ...

The basic outline of the interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals is now well established. The two came in contact as modern humans began their major expansion out of Africa, which occurred ...

Researchers have managed to sequence multiple individuals from a remote Neanderthal community in Siberia. Among these thirteen individuals, the researchers identified multiple related individuals -- ...