Researchers extracted DNA from a Neanderthal bone fragment found in Russia's Denisova Cave, and the genome is shedding light ...

Genetic analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton from southern France has reshaped the story of how Europe’s last Neanderthals ...

Archaeologists are used to slow, careful discoveries. Most digs reveal fragments, small pieces that tell only part of the ...

Archaeologists unearthed a sealed chamber in Gibraltar's Vanguard Cave. This untouched space, sealed for 40,000 years, ...

If you were a Neanderthal hunter 50,000 years ago, even a small cut could be deadly. Without sterile bandages or antibiotics, ...

“This is extremely rare for such an ancient site.” ...

The study was published in the journal 'Genome Biology and Evolution' earlier this week Nicholas Rice is a Senior News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an ...

Recent research on human evolution suggests that the extinction of our Neanderthal cousins may have been hastened by physiological differences in red blood cells. This finding underscores the ...

A new study shows Neanderthals may have planned hunts for giant elephants using teamwork and knowledge of their environment.

At the end of last month, a team of research scientists announced that walls in three caves in Spain were adorned with art created by our evolutionary cousins the Neanderthals about 65,000 years ago.

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