We've known for some time now that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, also known as archaic humans, interbred before Neanderthals ...

Neanderthals have had a tough time of it. Early humans played a role in their extinction, but the story didn’t end there.

Such a discovery could broaden our understanding of human evolution and the interactions between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. However, at this stage, these revelations raise more questions than ...

Research shows some African populations have almost no Neanderthal DNA, while those from European or Asian backgrounds have 1 ...

Braving the cold weather required Neanderthals to have robust bodies and to know how to make fire. But did they wear clothes?

Neanderthals once roamed Eurasia, but they disappeared around the time Homo sapiens reached Europe. One big question has stumped archaeologists for decades: Who were the last Neanderthals ...

It was a new species of hominin, now known as Denisovans, who were the first human cousins identified only by their DNA.

Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently ...

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas will be visible to the naked eye for the first time in 80,000 years.

Around 37,000 years ago, the massive eruption of Italy's Phlegraean Fields disrupted ecosystems across the Mediterranean, ...