Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

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

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

Two 7,000-year-old mummies found in Libya reveal an isolated North African lineage and rewrite the genetic history of the ...

Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces ...

This peaceful German valley is where the first Neanderthal was discovered and identified as a separate species.

Around 50,000 years ago, all modern humans around the world underwent some massive cultural shift at the exact same time, and ...

Human remains found inside a Belgian cave tell a grisly story of selective cannibalism among our hominid cousins.

Neanderthals were cannibals. Copious evidence from the fossil record, spread across time and geography, shows that ...

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

Belgian cave analysis shows Neanderthal cannibalism involving nonlocal women and children who were killed and eaten 45,000 ...

New study uncovers Neanderthal cannibalism targeting women and children 40,000 years ago in Ice Age Europe Mark Kelly says ...