A new study uncovers a subtle but powerful factor that may have tipped the balance between Neanderthals and early humans.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

A new study in PNAS reveals that late European Neanderthals descended from a single maternal lineage, indicating a severe ...

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ archaeological treasure trove within Wogan Cavern, a massive ...

New research is providing insight into the prehistoric pairings that led to the presence of Neanderthal DNA in most present-day people When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, they encountered ...

A study using ancient DNA has identified notable evolutionary adjustments to dietary, settlement, disease and other changes ...

Archaeological evidence of material exchange indicates that Neanderthals also possessed networks. However, relative to the ...

If evolution has been a constant ever since the origin of life 4.2 billion years ago, then why do some claim that, for humans ...

A new modeling study suggests that greater connectivity between groups may have given Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, ...