For much of the 20th century, Neanderthals were cast as primitive hunters—robust, spear-wielding hominins whose survival ...

An international research team has identified the earliest fossil showing both Neanderthal and Homo sapiens traits. The skeleton, belonging to a five-year-old child found 90 years ago in Israel’s ...

Scientists found that one tiny DNA change in the NOVA1 gene helped modern humans resist lead exposure that harmed Neanderthals.

DNA and stone tool comparisons suggest Eastern European Neandertals trekked 3,000 kilometers to Siberia, where they left a genetic and cultural mark.

A child’s skull discovered in Israel reveals humans and Neanderthals were mixing 100,000 years earlier than thought. (CREDIT: AI-generated / The Brighter Side of News) On the slopes of Mount Carmel in ...

However, because infant specimens are extremely rare in the fossil record, scientists were until now unsure if these ...

involving different fossil human species." The use of ochre appears to have developed in a similar manner among Neanderthals.

DNA from those Siberian fossils showed kinship with Neanderthals. But the remains disclosed little else. The new discovery was made roughly 1,400 miles (2,300 kilometers) to the southeast in Gansu ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Once depicted as barbaric, grunting, sub-humans, Neanderthals are now known to have had the same or similar levels of intelligence as modern humans. They also had their own distinct culture. Here we ...

When Matthias Meyer began studying the ancient DNA in the 400,000 year old fossils he found in the Sima de los Huesos, or Pit of Bones cave, deep beneath the Atapuerca mountains in Spain, he was ...

On the slopes of Mount Carmel in northern Israel, a small skull has changed the story of human history. Buried in Skhul Cave roughly 140,000 years ago, the remains of a five-year-old child show that ...