Around 30,000 years ago, a group of Palaeolithic Homo sapiens in France butchered and ate a Neanderthal child before turning ...

The 2026 field season at Prado Vargas Cave, located in the village of Cornejo in the northern province of Burgos, Spain, ...

Fossils from Nesher Ramla in the Levant date to roughly 140,000 to 120,000 years ago and combine Neanderthal-like features ...

Neanderthal pelvis bones kept an older design, while the modern male pelvis became a shock absorber that returns energy at ...

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As we live through an era of rapid expansion in our understanding of our distant ancestors, the Neanderthals, we’re learning they may not have been so distant after all. According to a new study ...

A new study found Neanderthals had wider, sturdier heel bones, while modern footwear and sedentary life may have made our ...

An isolated population of Neanderthals is shedding new light on their species’ final days. Palaeoanthropologist Ludovic ...

Early modern humans and Neanderthals may have lived together in the same caves, according to new research. The two different species even collected the same seashells, suggesting a cultural exchange ...

A Neanderthal gene variant carried by many people in South Asia is linked to about 9.5 extra ounces of muscle in adults.

Neanderthal Gene Linked to Enhanced Muscle Growth Study Links Ancient Variant to Height, Muscle Mass, and Jaw Traits in Modern Humans ...