Unluisler said: ‘Neanderthal DNA has been linked to variations in hair characteristics. ‘Some people with Neanderthal ancestry may have slightly thicker or straighter hair. ‘Studies have ...

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

Human evolution expert Prof Chris Stringer has studied Neanderthals his entire career. Here, he tells us what scientists have uncovered about the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive ...

Braving the cold weather in Northern Europe required Neanderthals to have robust bodies and a facility for making fire. But did they wear clothes? Indirect evidence suggests that Neanderthals ...

Neanderthal DNA makes up approximately two per cent of the genome of people of non-African descent. Not only that, but some of our physical traits and mental health issues — like depression and ...

Archaeologists have long known that humans and Neanderthals interbred, but where this took place has been hard to pinpoint. A new study may have solved the mystery. Neanderthals and ancient humans ...

Compared with the gregarious nature of modern humans, Neanderthal communities appear to have been surprisingly insular, according to past research, keeping to themselves more often than not. One group ...

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 ...

David Pogue explores the traits we once thought were uniquely ... and find out if any of his own DNA came from a Neanderthal ancestor. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle ...

Your support makes all the difference. A comet that was last viewed by the Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago could be seen tonight, with astronomers calling it the “comet of the ...