But some Neanderthal DNA helped modern humans survive and reproduce, and thus it has lingered in our genomes. Nowadays, ...

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Palaeolithic humans living on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar were a creative bunch to say the least, and were ...

A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

Every time you look in the mirror, you are seeing the legacy of an extinct cousin. A small but influential fraction of your ...

Investigations on various sites at Strait of Gibraltar revealed not only the presence of first-ever intercontinental rock art ...

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

The cave, known as Grotte à Hominidés, contains assemblages of jawbones, teeth, and vertebrae dating back to 773,000 years ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...

S ome groups of European Neanderthals may have lost the ability to make fire during the colder periods of their existence. As ...