A new study analyzes the nasal cavity of the "Altamura Man," a Neanderthal who died between 130,000 and 172,000 years ago ...

New research suggests Neanderthals didn't face a sudden extinction but were gradually absorbed into the growing human ...

This week we learned that the Neanderthal/Denisovan/Human family tree is pretty complicated, thanks to a close look into some ...

A new study from Oxford University shows that humans and Neanderthals most likely kissed each other back in the distant past.

A tiny Crimean bone links Neanderthals to Siberia, revealing long-distance networks shaped by shifting climates and migration ...

“It’s probably the most complete human fossil ever discovered,” Costantino Buzi of the University of Perugia told New ...

Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time. Despite its proximity to other groups of ...

An exceptionally preserved Neanderthal skull suggests that their nasal passages were not specialized cold weather equipment.

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

Evidence from a prehistoric cave system indicates non-ritualistic cannibalism of Neanderthal women and children.

Forty-one millennia ago, deep inside a Belgian cave, Neanderthals left behind a disturbing legacy. Mixed in with the ...