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 ...

Researchers have reconstructed the appearance of one of the oldest known members of the Homo sapiens species, who lived about ...

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

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

The Sanctuary of the Extinct NeanderthalsIn the early 2000s, at the dawn of late-night anime, the world we witnessed was a ...

Everybody is aware of the story of Cain and Abel, the biblical tale of the world's first murder. But what if I tell you that ...

When you hear the word "Neanderthal," do you picture a "primitive man" who is hairy, carries a club, and grunts? In fact, that image has been significantly rewritten by research over the past 20 years ...

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

Greek paleoanthropologist Katerina Harvati, a professor at the University of Tubingen, will receive the Albert Einstein World ...

In Neanderthals Among Us, the historian traces shifting perceptions of the prehistoric human relative. What drew you to ...

Scientists say the scarcity of Neanderthal DNA on the X chromosome may reflect who mated with whom, not harmful gene variants ...

Dating to 140,000–120,000 years ago, the Nesher Ramla remains came from a young adult whose skull and jaw did not match Homo ...