The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...

Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...

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.

Carried out by an international team of researchers, the study took a relatively unique approach, using the anatomy of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered ...

Groundbreaking research finds that Neanderthals experienced a severe population crash 110,000 years ago, challenging past ...

Further analysis revealed that the prehistoric “Lapedo Child” displayed a unique blend of physical characteristics that would soon make them famous: a mixture of both human and Neanderthal fea ...

Recent research has reexamined this so-called “bottleneck” phenomenon by analyzing an unexpected feature: Neanderthal ears. An international research team, led by Universitat Autònoma de ...

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 ...