The French paleoanthropologist discusses his book ‘The Last Neanderthal,’ and provides clues about his latest discovery: ...

A team of researchers working in a Moroccan cave system has recovered early hominin fossils dated to roughly 773,000 years ...

A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.

A human skull hung on a cave wall in northern Greece for more than 300,000 years. When a villager spotted it in 1960, cemented in place by mineral deposits, it launched a scientific mystery that would ...

Neanderthals remained in southern Iberia far later than once thought, with evidence from Gorham's Cave placing their occupation between roughly 33,000.

For instance, a Neanderthal variant of a gene called H19 may have heightened their risk of hypertension, thus exacerbating ...

Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does not work well, muscles tire faster.

Many people around the world have more Denisovan DNA than previously thought, which has contributed to their sense of smell and ability to thrive at high altitudes, according to a study released ...

It is impressive how Generative AI can conjure a “day in the life” image of a Neanderthal in seconds. But a new study suggests those scenes often come with a dash of built-in time travel. Researchers ...

Discovered in a rock shelter in central Spain in July 2022, the stone measures more than eight inches long and more than four inches wide. Álvarez-Alonso et al. / Archaeological and Anthropological ...

It’s been 40,000 years since the Neanderthals disappeared, but their lingering genetic legacy may be influencing your health. If you are of Asian or European descent, about 2% of your genome came from ...

A Harvard geneticist discussed cloning Neanderthals, but experts find hang-ups. Jan. 22, 2013— -- A Harvard geneticist has raised eyebrows by declaring that scientists could make a Neanderthal ...