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

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...

According to the authors, the huge cache of bones may have been collected over a period of time before being imported to ...

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

Now, at a site in eastern Germany, archaeologists have discovered a place where animals were processed and their fat extracted in what they are calling a “fat factory,” according to a study published ...

An articulated Neanderthal skeleton that was discovered during an excavation at the famous Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Could a Neanderthal gene offer protection against the severity of Covid-19? This video discusses the Gene OAS1 and its ...

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 space physicist has suggested that a reversal of the Earth’s magnetic poles may have wiped out the Neanderthals.

The fingerprint, discovered on a painted pebble in a Spanish cave, represents the oldest known evidence of Neanderthal ...

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