Two teams using different methods both conclude that humans and Neanderthals had children together starting roughly 50,000 years ago. That both papers reinforce the idea that the ancestors of all ...

Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some scientific support, researchers can't agree on which—or which combination—is ...

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Neanderthals repeatedly deposited horned animal skulls in a Spanish cave over thousands of years, suggesting a culturally transmitted ritual ...

Researchers at the Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid report that analysis of a Neanderthal ribcage from a cave in Iraq exhibits a "bell-shaped" thorax ...

Seashells, antler and flint may have been worked by Neanderthals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The first inhabitants of the ...

This year, we learned that our Neanderthal cousins were a lot like us, despite treading their own path that ended in extinction. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The basic outline of the interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals is now well established. The two came in contact as modern humans began their major expansion out of Africa, which occurred ...

The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological classification that ...

Neanderthals are Homo sapiens’s closest-known relative, and today we know we rubbed shoulders with them for thousands of years, up until the very end of their long reign some 40,000 years ago. Most ...

FOR most of our existence, Homo sapiens shared the planet with other types of human: the mysterious Denisovans, the diminutive “hobbit” Homo floresiensis, the Neanderthals and perhaps others. But for ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Using DNA extracted from some roughly 45,000-year-old bones ...

It was the dead of night when a team of Spanish scientists snuck into a pitch-black cave along Spain’s Iberian peninsula. Adorned with headlamps, this team of researchers moved stealthily beneath a ...