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

The extinction of the Neanderthals is one of the most intriguing mysteries in paleoanthropology, with researchers speculating ...

Learn how researchers analyzed Neanderthals’ inner ears to understand their genetic history.

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

Neanderthal fossils show a major population drop 110,000 years ago. Researchers link this to reduced genetic diversity.

A recent study compared features of Neanderthals' inner ears across space and time to extrapolate what happened to them tens ...

The climate and early human societies were changing quickly during the fall of our closest evolutionary relative—and are big ...

A study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, ...

For thousands of years, Neanderthals flourished across Eurasia. But new research suggests their genetic diversity plummeted ...

Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries ...

A new study by an international team of scholars, including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, suggests that Neanderthals experienced a dramatic loss of genetic variation ...

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