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

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A new investigation of ancient horned animal skulls found in Spain's Des-Cubierta Cave deepens the mystery of when and why ...

New discoveries are rewriting human evolution faster than ever before. From Denisovan–Neanderthal hybrids to 175,000-year-old underground structures built without sunlight, the old “caveman” ...

AI recreates Neanderthals with ancient stereotypes and revives scientific errors of the past in its current digital images.

The results were grossly inaccurate, stemming from AI pulling its information from outdated stereotypes in lieu of paywalled ...

For instance, a Neanderthal variant of a gene called H19 may have heightened their risk of hypertension, thus exacerbating the symptoms of preeclampsia. Other Neanderthal genes that regulate ...

A fossil of the inner ear of a six-year-old Neanderthal child that showed signs of Down syndrome seems to indicate that the ancient, now-extinct species were compassionate caregivers, according to a ...

A mysterious collection of animal skulls found deep inside a cave in Spain is giving scientists a rare look into the minds of our ancient cousins, the Neanderthals. A new study has suggested these ...

Neanderthals disappeared from the fossil record approximately 40,000 years ago. Their extinction was a gradual process over thousands of years, and theories as to why include competition with modern ...

A Harvard geneticist discussed cloning Neanderthals, but experts find hang-ups. Jan. 22, 2013— -- A Harvard geneticist has raised eyebrows by declaring that scientists could make a Neanderthal ...