They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

In 1993, researchers exploring a cave in southern Italy found a sinkhole leading to a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a ...

S ome groups of European Neanderthals may have lost the ability to make fire during the colder periods of their existence. As ...

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans, ...

The most complete Neanderthal skull ever examined has given researchers something they have never had before: a virtually untouched internal nose. That rare anatomical jackpot is forcing a rethink of ...

Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but not through war or murder alone. A new study suggests that when the two species interbred, a slow-acting genetic incompatibility increased ...

The expression of symbolic behavior, such as drawing, dates back to Paleolithic societies. Alongside modern humans (Homo sapiens), we now know that Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) also engaged in ...

For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals and Denisovans, disappeared long before us, leaving behind only fossils and ...

A Harvard geneticist discussed cloning Neanderthals, but experts find hang-ups. Jan. 22, 2013— -- A Harvard geneticist has raised eyebrows by declaring that scientists could make a Neanderthal ...