As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

A new archaeological discovery in the Gorham's Cave Complex in Gibraltar has amazed archaeologists around the world, after ...

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

A new study published in Scientific Reports finds that incompatibility between the blood groups of Neanderthals and modern humans may have contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals.

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

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Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

3D models of Homo sapiens (top two images) and Homo neanderthalensis (bottom two images) crania for visual comparison. The human model was created from DICOM files of an anonymized volunteer patient ...

UC San Diego researchers have found high levels of lead in the teeth of both Neanderthals (left) and modern humans (right). However, a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains, allowing ...

Researchers suggest 140,000-year-old child remains from Israel's Skhūl Cave may have belonged to a Homo sapiens-Neanderthal hybrid. Hanay via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In 1931, ...

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