Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long perplexed scientists, thanks to a curious ...
Neanderthal fossils show a major population drop 110,000 years ago. Researchers link this to reduced genetic diversity.
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered ...
Carried out by an international team of researchers, the study took a relatively unique approach, using the anatomy of the ...
For thousands of years, Neanderthals flourished across Eurasia. But new research suggests their genetic diversity plummeted ...
Groundbreaking research finds that Neanderthals experienced a severe population crash 110,000 years ago, challenging past ...
That was a radical notion at the time, but advances in genetics have since proven those populations existed — and people today still carry Neanderthal DNA. But trying to figure out when exactly ...