People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

The ability to sequence Neanderthal DNA provided concrete evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans.

According to the authors, the huge cache of bones may have been collected over a period of time before being imported to Neumark-Nord in one massive load, where they were intensively processed into ...

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to ...

Fat is a very valuable food component, packed with calories, especially important when other resources might be scarce. Our ...

India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels ...

A "truly extraordinary" Neanderthal skeleton covered in "cave popcorn" is shedding new light on some of the mysteries of human evolution. Known as the "Altamura Man," it is one of the best ...

The remains of the Neanderthal known as Thorin in Grotte Mandrin, France. Analysis of the remains is revealing new insights into the history of these ancient humans.

Scientists reveal the face of Neanderthal woman 75K years after she died: "High stakes 3D jigsaw puzzle" 00:55 A British team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a ...

A new analysis of ancient genomes is deepening scientists’ understanding of the Neanderthal DNA carried by human populations in Europe and Asia — genetic traces that may have medical relevance ...