Neanderthals might have lived as ‘different human form’ instead of separate species, scientists say - ‘We demonstrate that ...

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

Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, the researchers have uncovered a history of genetic intermingling that reveals a ...

We don't know when the last Neanderthal died, but many archaeologists think some of the last lineages lived in southern ...

Discoveries from the genomes of the last Neanderthals are rewriting the story of how our own species came to replace them ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks ...

A new study shows that our ability to digest carbs long predates the agricultural revolution, and even Neanderthals had ...

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 ...

Modern humans began to edge out the Neanderthals in Europe earlier than previously thought, a new study shows. Tests on remains from a cave in northern Bulgaria suggest Homo sapiens was there as ...

Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

If you've ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame. It has long been known that humans carry ...

ISTANBUL –The latest study reveals that the salivary amylase gene may have duplicated as early as 800,000 years ago, long ...