There’s still much to be learned about our prehistory. But we can’t help using it to explain the societies we have or to ...

The designer's genetic profile showed an astonishing amount of Neanderthal DNA, which has captured the attention of millions ...

“We’ve found many Neanderthal variants that consistently ... “Their effects are in the context of hundreds of other genes, ...

Scientists compared genes of early risers alive today with Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA to find this link. An evolutionary geneticist involved said many modern humans carry genes that helped ...

A research group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have used whole-genome ...

they took their small bit of Neanderthal DNA with them as they spread out across the world.' Interbreeding may have helped early modern humans adapt quickly to new environments, by acquiring genes ...

Professor Svante Paabo thinks our ancient ancestors live on in most of us within our genes. But what can the genes of Neanderthals tell us about ourselves? Show more From his early work with ...

A team of researchers used a flattened skull of a female Neanderthal who lived some 75,000 years ago to reconstruct the woman’s likeness, providing an uncannily vision of her appearance in life.

So regardless of whether our evolutionary kin wore clothing before this happened, people that carry Neanderthal genes certainly started to. In fact, since modern humans likely have around 1 to 2 ...

A new research paper published in Scientific Reports reveals the discovery and study of fossilized footprints found in southern Spain that are believed to have been created by Neanderthal children.

(Kristina Thomsen/Creative Commons via Courthouse News) (CN) — The oldest known Neanderthal engravings in the world have ... After all, he said, Neanderthals interacted with humans and shared genes ...

Genes are the blueprints of life. Genes control everything from hair color to blood sugar by telling cells which proteins to make, how much, when, and where. Genes exist in most cells. Inside a ...