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

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

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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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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 ...

Neanderthals crafted sophisticated tools, may have made art, decorated their bodies, buried their dead, and had advanced communication abilities, albeit a more primitive kind of language than ...

The artist also works with choreographers, dancers, and amateur performers to produce lavish community celebrations in untraditional venues for art. Dazzling in their movement, Cave’s sculptures are ...

Who could have predicted that touring cave paintings across Spain and France would be just the boost our relationship needed? When Leo, my husband of 12 years, and I thought about where we wanted ...