Neanderthals may not have truly gone extinct, according to a new mathematical model that suggests they underwent genetic ...

Conceptually, it’s a bit like mixing two dyes in a bucket. The bucket holds the genetics of the population, Neanderthals are ...

Ever wanted to smell like a circus? Or maybe a Neanderthal? How about ocean moss? New to downtown Easton, The Whiff Shop, the ...

A fossilized skull fragment from Spain’s Cova Negra cave reveals what may be the earliest known case of Down syndrome. The ...

Recent archaeological experiments have unearthed unsettling revelations about Neanderthal dietary habits. By recreating ...

Footprints preserved on ancient dunes show Neanderthals actively navigating, hunting, and living along Portugal’s coastline.

Just a few Neanderthal DNA tweaks boosted facial gene activity, revealing how ancient genetics still shape human faces today.

Each human and Neanderthal genome contains around three billion DNA letters, which makes it extremely difficult to identify ...

Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some ...

D espite being almost genetically identical to modern humans, Neanderthals had much chunkier faces, with big noses, ...

Sealed for 57,000 years, a French cave has revealed eerie wall markings that could upend everything we thought we knew about ...

By studying Neanderthal DNA, researchers shed light on key genetic factors that contribute to the unique structure of human faces.