The more we learn about Neanderthals, the more we realize that they were just like us. For instance, until fairly recently, ...

An international team of researchers has found that Neanderthals suffered a major population crash that started around 75,000 ...

A genetic study has unveiled that two Neanderthals who lived approximately 10,000 years apart in Siberia's famous Denisova Cave were distant relatives. This remarkable discovery provides the fourth ...

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Neanderthal remains were first described in 1864, and scientific interpretations of their behavior and appearance have ...

Painting of a straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) during the early temperate period of the Eemian interglacial, ...

Neanderthals hunted turtles but did not rely on them for food. Instead, they cleaned and reused shells as tools.

Researchers say the discovery of animal remains and other evidence is helping them reconstruct how these ancient humans lived ...

For tens of thousands of years, two species — Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans — shared vast landscapes.

In 1948, a group of amateurs led by a local headmaster in Lehringen, Germany, uncovered the skeleton of a straight-tusked ...

Neanderthals have fascinated scientists since they were first discovered in the 19th century. Their long heads and low brow ridges initially convinced experts that Neanderthals were some kind of ...