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

I have spent years covering discoveries that nudge our origin story around the edges, but the sequencing of DNA from one of ...

The first complete genetic portrait of a so‑called “last Neanderthal” is forcing scientists to redraw the map of our origins, ...

Fragmented Neanderthal bones discovered in a cave in Belgium show that one group cannibalized the women and children of ...

An analysis of the only intact Neanderthal inner nose bones known to exist reveals that our ancient cousins' enormous noses ...

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

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces ...

(Phys.org)—DNA testing of a human mandible fossil found in Romania has revealed a genome with 4.8 to 11.3 percent Neanderthal DNA—its original owner died approximately 40,000 years ago, ...

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

Neanderthals were thought to have structures inside their noses that helped them deal with the cold, but analysis of an ...