Features like sizable noses, protruding brow ridges, and strong lower jaws gave them a distinct appearance. But since the Neanderthal genome is 99.7 percent identical to the human genome, how were ...

Human remains found inside a Belgian cave tell a grisly story of selective cannibalism among our hominid cousins.

The most complete Neanderthal skull ever examined has given researchers something they have never had before: a virtually ...

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 ...

The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and human, as later confirmed by DNA. New techniques in radiocarbon dating allowed scientists to date ...

Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but not through war or murder alone. A new study suggests that when the two species interbred, a slow-acting genetic incompatibility increased ...

Neanderthals are usually seen as brutish and primitive, but research now suggests our ancestors kissed often - and even with ...

New research suggests a genetic dynamic that may have contributed to Neanderthals' extinction. Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Did interbreeding between humans and ...

For years, researchers analyzing traumatic injuries found on Neanderthal fossils believed they had lived dangerous, violent lives. But a new study reveals that early modern humans and Neanderthals ...