The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has led the international team behind a new study ...

Fossils offer a detailed record of early human skulls but not the brains inside them. So researchers have been using genetic material taken from those fossils to search for clues about how the human ...

The Zlatý kůň skull, found in a cave site in present-day Czechia. Its DNA showed similarities to bones found in a German cave, according to new research. Hidden in many people’s genetic codes is a ...

Researchers have found surprising links that show that Neanderthal ancestry influences our immune system today in ways more nuanced than previously recognized. Their work is published in the journal ...

Dental microwear analysis, which allows for the microscopic study of surface textures, confirmed that the marks were made ...

Recent genetic studies highlight how Neanderthal DNA contributes to the sensitivity experienced by modern humans, showcasing ...

Neanderthals may have been far more like us than once believed. A new review of genetic, archaeological, and fossil evidence ...

A new study of 250,000-year-old fossil teeth from France suggests climate shifts repeatedly isolated and reconnected ...

A recent study compared features of Neanderthals' inner ears across space and time to extrapolate what happened to them tens of thousands of years ago. Reading time 3 minutes DNA studies suggest that ...

Scientists are fleshing out their understanding of Neanderthals by analyzing a Neanderthal tooth. The dental analysis is ...

Scientists have long puzzled over the origin and evolution of our closest relative, the Neanderthal. Now, researchers say Neanderthals seem to have developed their distinctive jaws and other facial ...

Miners in Germany's Neander Valley unearthed peculiar bones in 1856, revealing evidence of a distinct human type. This discovery challenged prevailing beliefs about human uniqueness, proving ...