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

For decades, we've thought of our Neanderthal cousins as brutish, primitive beings. Second-class humans driven extinct by their own fallibility and stupidity. But as we are fast learning ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Chambó. This October, Earth will witness a visitor from the deep past: Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, a cosmic traveler last seen when Neanderthals and mammoths roamed the Earth. The comet ...

The uterus is a muscular pelvic organ shaped like an upside-down pear positioned between the bladder and rectum. It plays a role in menstruation, pregnancy, and childbirth. The uterus is usually ...

The anatomy of the brain involves key regions including the brain stem, cerebellum, lobes of the cerebral cortex, and specific glands (the pituitary, for example) needed to maintain life and health.

Kevin Lynch is a London-born, Dublin-based writer and journalist. The author of Steve Jobs: A Biographic Portrait, Kevin is a regular feature writer for a number of tech sites and the former ...