Humanity’s love of carbohydrates started 800,000 years ago when cavemen developed genes to break down starchy food, a study ...

The “comet of the century” last seen by Neanderthals was seen streaking across the skies over Britain last night ...

They did interbreed, which left traces of Neanderthal DNA in our genome. Discover More Amazing Facts About Human Origins: A version of this story was published in 2013; it has been updated for 2024.

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Braving the cold weather in Northern Europe required Neanderthals to have robust bodies and a ...

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 ...

Projecting strength has become a signature for Mr. Netanyahu, whose speech to the U.N. made no apologies after what he called “lies and slanders leveled at my country by many of the speakers at ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, took to the UN General Assembly podium on Friday and said he had decided to travel to the New York ...

The speech will be given at the United Nations headquarters in New York, as part of the ongoing 79th session of the U.N. General Assembly. His appearance was pushed back from Monday, after Israel ...

About a dozen people were arrested as demonstrators moved through the streets, condemning the Israeli prime minister over the country’s strikes on Lebanon and Gaza. By Alyce McFadden and Gaya ...