The Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives, and they continue to fascinate as we peer back through tens of thousands ...

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

Scientists explore the mystery of Neanderthal extinction. A new theory links their disappearance to the Laschamp event. This ...

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

Our ancient ancestors died out thousands of years ago, leaving behind nothing but fossils, a few scattered artefacts, and lingering traces in our DNA. For the last 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals and Denisovans, disappeared long before us, leaving behind only fossils and traces ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

The boomerang, found in a cave in southern Poland, may be the oldest in the world, dating back 40,000 years, according to ...