The expression of symbolic behavior, such as drawing, dates back to Paleolithic societies. Alongside modern humans (Homo ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its ...

Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...

Study on skull of Altamura Man could be blow to adaptation theories about Neanderthals and their extinction ...

A study scanned genomes from over 450,000 people to find individuals who carry rare archaic versions of DNA changes once ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

A study shows Neanderthals made first fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of controlled fire use by ...

Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.

This peaceful German valley is where the first Neanderthal was discovered and identified as a separate species.

Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.