When modern humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they crossed paths with Neanderthals. Over thousands of years, interbreeding between these two groups led to genetic exchanges ...

Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does not work well, muscles tire faster.

Some inherited variants still help humans fend off infections, adapt to climate and regulate sleep, while others nudge up the risk of allergies, depression or severe Covid. The story of Neanderthal ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces ...

3D models of Homo sapiens (top two images) and Homo neanderthalensis (bottom two images) crania for visual comparison. The human model was created from DICOM files of an anonymized volunteer patient ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

A new radiocarbon reassessment has established that the so-called Lapedo child from central Portugal was buried approximately ...

A reconstruction of a Neanderthal man (right) based on skull found at the La Ferrassie rock shelter in Dordogne Valley, France. He's face to face with a male Homo sapien. If you've ever seen what a ...

A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.

Turns out we have a lot more in common with Neanderthals than we thought. In a stunning breakthrough, researchers at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have mapped the ...

The French paleoanthropologist discusses his book ‘The Last Neanderthal,’ and provides clues about his latest discovery: ...