A 3D comparison of seven Neanderthal heels and 64 human counterparts suggests a distinctive foot posture suited to heavy ...

Learn how comparing fossil heels of Neanderthals to modern humans shows how our ancient cousins adapted to a physically ...

Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left ...

Learn why Neanderthals were likely stronger than us, and that they likely weren't brutes.

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens followed distinct evolutionary lines, yet evidence suggests they interbred and had viable ...

Neanderthals may have had flatter, more flexible feet that helped them remain stable under heavy loads and on uneven ground.

In all likelihood, the Neanderthals had flat feet. But it was not a defect at all. Instead, it was the consequence of a precise functional strategy to reduce impact stress under heavy loads and ...

Why are we so obsessed with a group of prehistoric humans who disappeared some 40,000 years ago? Ever since the discovery of ...

Why are we so obsessed with a group of prehistoric humans who disappeared some 40,000 years ago? Ever since the discovery of ...

Introduction: Why start a 'World History' class from the birth of the universe 13.8 billion years ago?This first lesson of ...

New fossil evidence from a Neanderthal burial site could be an early example of homicide among the species — but ...

In one case, 75,000-year-old bones reveal what may be the earliest identifiable victim of death by wooden spear.