When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...
A single Neanderthal skeleton pulled from a cave in the Rhône Valley has opened a window onto a branch of our cousins that split off early and then stayed apart. The newly sequenced genome reveals a ...
Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...
Lead exposure has been thought to be a uniquely modern phenomenon. Exposure to lead by ancient humans could have given modern humans a survival advantage over other species – more specifically, their ...
Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some scientific support, researchers can't agree on which—or which combination—is ...