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

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

A newly examined Neanderthal skull, once thought to confirm cold-climate adaptations, has challenged a century-old assumption ...

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

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

Learn more about how researchers can take evidence from the past to better shape our idea of what Neanderthals looked like.

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

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

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 ...

They used to live in caves, hunt their food and were generally tougher than modern-day humans. But a new study finds if you have Neanderthal genes, you are twice as likely to develop a ...