There has been some incredible research into the role this DNA plays in modern human neurodevelopment, so here's an overview ...

Researchers Discover Paleolithic Cave Art Dated 66,000 Years Ago, Reveal Neanderthals to Be the ‘First Artists' Painting from ...

we still view our Neanderthal cousins as the black sheep lineage of the Homo genus. Here's a look at 10 things we've learned about our closest known relatives — and, by extension, ourselves ...

Modern Africans have an average of 17 megabases of Neanderthal DNA in their genomes, according to an analysis published today (January 30) in Cell. While that’s still quite a bit less than the 50-plus ...

Bob Mould has shared the latest single from his upcoming new album, “Neanderthal,' Mould’s 15th solo album and first ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

“The results point to a mosaic pattern of Neanderthal extinction in Europe and provide a shorter time frame for the potential interaction of humans with Neanderthals,” said study author Ron Pinhasi, a ...

Blocks of manganese dioxide showing clear signs of usage - including some shaped into crayons - have been found in at least 70 Neanderthal sites. They used charcoal in a similar way and apparently ...

Neighbor-Joining tree of red cell blood group alleles in Upper Paleolithic H. sapiens, Neandertals and Denisova. Each branch received 100% of 1,000 bootstraps iterations. Bold black, H. sapiens ...

Our closest cousins, the Neanderthals, excelled at making stone tools and hunting animals, and survived the rigors of multiple ice ages. So why did they disappear 27,000 years ago? While ...