Researchers insert a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal variant of the GLI3 gene into mice, altering their bone structure without ...

As such, he named the Neanderthal Thorin after the Tolkien character. “Thorin in the Hobbit is one of the last dwarf kings ...

The Denisova Cave, located in the Bashelaksky Range of the Altai Mountains in Siberia, Russia, is a significant site for palaeontological and palaeo-archaeological research. Bone fragments indicate ...

Modern humans were essentially like waves crashing on a beach, slowly but steadily eroding the beach away.” With this vivid ...

Many people have a tiny slice of Neanderthal DNA, evidence of interbreeding between the species and ancient human ancestors. Two new studies suggest that interbreeding occurred during a limited ...

Research shows that many humans have Neanderthal DNA. People with European or Asian backgrounds have 1% to 2% and as much as 4% if they are from East Asia — thanks to human-Neanderthal ...

In the past few months alone, researchers have linked Neanderthal DNA to a serious hand disease, the shape of people’s noses and various other human traits. They even inserted a gene carried by ...

Most of us have a little bit of Neanderthal DNA. Far from being the lumbering brutes that we once thought they were, a slew of recent studies suggest Neanderthals not only interacted with Homo ...

The discovery? A genetic profile showing an astonishing amount of Neanderthal DNA, which has sparked an enlightening discussion online about human history. "The reason I got an ancestry test was ...

This reconstruction of a female Neanderthal was made using ancient DNA evidence. Our ancient ancestors looked similar to modern humans but with more prominent brows and big teeth and eyes.

But most humans carry about 2% of Neanderthal DNA, challenging the view that we are different. Other studies suggest Neanderthals weren't inferior to Homo sapiens and should be considered human.

Researchers theorize that an adult male dipped his finger in red ocher and intentionally used the pigment to complete the ...