A Neanderthal skull from Forbes' Quarry, Gibraltar. (AquilaGib/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) Genetic deterioration may not have been the major cause of Neanderthal extinction, new evidence suggests ...

Back in 1973, archaeologists in Germany uncovered part of a human skull that wasn’t associated with any cultural artifacts, and therefore couldn’t be easily identified. However, after analyzing the ...

The earliest months of Neanderthal life have remained one of the least understood chapters of human evolution. Fossils from ...

A rare Neanderthal fetus reveals that many traits distinguishing Neanderthals from modern humans likely developed only after birth.

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Scientists have long known that ancient Homo sapiens and Neanderthals lived alongside each other for thousands of years—until ...

When I explain my research interests to new acquaintances, I’m often asked questions like “what would you do if you met a ...

Scientists have linked Denisovan DNA to the "Dragon Man" skull, giving ancient relatives a physical form. Fossils found ...

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