For tens of thousands of years, two species — Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans — shared vast landscapes.

Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time.

Scientists created samples of the black resin using three methods and tested their effectiveness against two common bacteria ...

New evidence shows Neanderthals may have hunted giant elephants, pointing to advanced planning, teamwork, and hunting ...

Neanderthals split into distinct regional groups that developed genetic differences far sooner than modern human populations typically did, according to a study published in Proceedings of the ...

A study incorporating new DNA data and archaeological evidence has shown that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a ...

A study incorporating fresh DNA data and archaeological evidence has revealed that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a massive population turnover. The research shows that late Neanderthals ...

Genome analysis reveals that Neanderthals lived on the brink of extinction for 350,000 years in small populations.

Researchers extracted DNA from a Neanderthal bone fragment found in Russia's Denisova Cave, and the genome is shedding light ...

Researchers have re-analysed a set of elephant bones and a wooden spear found in Germany in 1948, which provide compelling ...

One day over 120,000 years ago, a resourceful group of Neanderthals took down a 7,700-pound, ancient elephant in present-day ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a previously sealed chamber in a Gibraltar cave that may shed fresh light on the lifestyles of some of the last Neanderthals in Europe. The space, believed to have ...