The discovery of a Neanderthal named Thorin reveals a previously unknown lineage that diverged from other Neanderthals ...

Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time.

A new study posits a very surprising answer to one of history's great mysteries—what killed off the Neanderthals?

A fossilized Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in France may have belonged to a previously undescribed lineage that split from ...

Sharing the name of a legendary dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit," a Neanderthal now known as ...

A group of early humans, isolated for 50,000 years in a French cave system, is genetically different than previously ...

A long-running argument between archaeologists and geneticists has finally been settled - and the answer could help explain ...

Thorin — nicknamed after a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" — is also called the "last Neanderthal" because he may ...

A fossil Neanderthal named for a Tolkien character indicates that geographically close groups of the ancient humans didn't ...

Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for ...

One of the "last" Neanderthal individuals has been found in a cave in France, revealing a previously unknown lineage.

A new genetic analysis revealed that Thorin’s community was isolated from other groups and diverged from more well-studied ...