More than just mere cavemen, our Stone Age kin exhibited intelligence in surprising ways, making them more human than ...

Researchers say they may have finally discovered the key genetic change that enabled all of modern human speech.

The evolution of human speech – a cornerstone of our survival ... setting us apart from extinct hominids like Neanderthals and Denisovans. A study published in Nature Communications focuses ...

Speech allowed us to share information, coordinate activities and pass down knowledge, giving us an edge over extinct cousins like Neanderthals and Denisovans. The new study is “a good first ...

How much does the evolution of human speech owe to one amino acid ... Close relatives of ours such as the Neanderthals likely had anatomical features in the throat and ears that could have ...