We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour ...

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted ...

When Neanderthals in Italy were crossing the Alps, it's likely they took refuge in high-altitude bear caves. A new study of ...

An international study, published in the journal Scientific Reports by Nature Publishing Group, has revealed a new Neanderthal site in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Algarve coast of ...

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

The discovery rewrites the history of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. In a new study published in the journal l’Anthropologie, scientists have identified the earliest-known ...

Research focused on human remains found at the Troisième caverne of Goyet, a cave site in present-day Belgium that contains one of the largest known assemblages of Neanderthal bones in northern EU.

I have spent years covering discoveries that nudge our origin story around the edges, but the sequencing of DNA from one of the very last Neanderthals does something different: it rewrites the center ...

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 ...

Scientists analyzed ochre tools from Ukraine and Crimea, revealing Neanderthals shaped them with artistic intent. Modified ochre fragments show signs of grinding, scoring, and deliberate design, ...

If you have diabetes, you may have a Neanderthal to thank/blame, according to recent genome studies. Science and Nature today published independent studies of Neanderthal DNA, both of which shed some ...