One of the earliest known human burials unearthed in Skhul Cave was a cross between modern humans and Neanderthals with an ...

Ancient footprints found near the shores of Portugal's Algarve region are giving us fresh insights into the lives of ...

The enzyme AMPD1 plays a key role in muscle energy production and normal muscular function. Loss of AMPD1 activity due to ...

A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals, as the likely origin of a neurological condition estimated to impact up to one per ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

Archaeologists have uncovered remarkable evidence that Neanderthals roamed the shores of Portugal around 80,000 years ago.

A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals, as the likely origin of a ...

Neanderthals had a taste for fat, and they worked hard to get it. Long before humans built cities or invented writing, these ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

A child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, ...

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

Recent research suggests that some of these genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals could be linked to autism spectrum ...