Neanderthals
'Fat factories': Neanderthals orchestrated massive elephant kills 125,000 years ago
New findings show that they systematically managed resources and reveal what they hunted, something even scientists did not expect.
Study: Neanderthal-human interbreeding mostly male Neanderthals, female humans
Human hand outline may be oldest rock art in the world, researchers say
Oldest-known fire-making found in Britain, pushing Neanderthal mastery back 415,000 years
Discovery in Prado Vargas Cave suggests Neanderthals practiced abstract thinking
Researchers believe marine fossils were deliberately collected by Neanderthals, despite holding no practical value.
Do you have Neanderthal teeth? Study shows how neanderthal genes shape modern human mouths
At least one gene believed to have been inherited due to interbreeding with ancient humans.
New studies show humans and Neanderthals interbred over 7,000 years
Neanderthal ancestry entered the human genome over an extended period between 50,500 and 43,500 years ago.
Boy, 9, finds 60,000-year-old Neanderthal hand axe
Neanderthal hand axes are rare in Sussex; this is the first to be found in years, making Ben's discovery doubly special.
New Neanderthal lineage discovered in France
A discovery of an isolated gene of Neanderthal DNA in France could potentially explain extinction patterns.
Revelation of Neanderthals with Down syndrome places special emphasis on caregiving - study
The study, which was published late last month in the journal Science Advances, centers its findings on how disabled individuals among the Neanderthal population were often cared for.
Modern man reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago
The arrival of Homo sapiens in cold northern latitudes took place several thousand years before Neanderthals disappeared in southwest Europe
Scientists discover oldest Neanderthal engravings ever found
The finding in France involves a series of non-figurative markings on the wall, which the team interpreted as finger-flutings, marks made by human hands.
Neanderthal genes still affect modern-day humans - study
Though Neanderthals have been extinct for tens of thousands of years, their genetics still make up anywhere from 1% to 4% of the human genome.
Modern human noses may be inherited from Neanderthals - study
Scientists found that the shape of human's nose may be inherited from Neanderthals and may have helped humans adapt to cooler climates after leaving Africa.