The five-part series examines how we, as Homo sapiens, went from being just one of many types of human to becoming the ...

Scientists have revealed the most scientifically accurate reconstructions of what ancient humans would have looked like.

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, ...

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.