With remnants of their DNA living on in us, the lives of Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) and humans (Homo sapiens) are intrinsically intertwined – but exactly how long were the lives of our ...

In their new study, the researchers suggest that the fingerprint was left by a Neanderthal 43,000 years ago, who deliberately placed it at the spot where the natural shape of the stone suggests a ...

This research reveals the earliest signs of agriculture, with evidence suggesting that Neanderthals deforested areas to create grasslands around 125,000 years ago during the Last Interglacial Period.

Did Homo sapiens and Neanderthals share the same habitat for a long period of time? Excavations by a French research team at the Mandrin Cave suggest as much. The researchers' work has yielded ...

Around 60,000 years ago, a few adventurous bed bugs decided to latch onto Neanderthals who were emerging from caves. That moment marked the beginning of a long and successful ride alongside humans.

(CNN) — Researchers in central Spain say they may have uncovered one of the most ancient symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint on record in Europe, dating back tens of thousands of years.

Ever since a few enterprising bed bugs hopped off a bat and attached themselves to a Neanderthal walking out of a cave 60,000 years ago, bed bugs have enjoyed a thriving relationship with their human ...

An 8-inch rock found at an archaeological site in central Spain is the latest indication that Neanderthals were making art long before modern humans, further eroding stereotypes of the extinct ...

Neanderthals may have made art just like modern humans do, researchers in Spain have said. The findings, published in the Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences journal, challenge existing ...

Neanderthals may have made art just like modern humans do, researchers in Spain have said. The findings, published in the Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences journal, challenge existing ...

Researchers in Spain say they have found evidence that Neanderthals were capable of creating art — challenging the idea that art began with the modern humans who succeeded them. The canvas was a ...

Microscopic examinations of the red dot revealed the whorls of the Neanderthal fingerprint that made it about 43,000 years ago. . | Credit: Álvarez-Alonso et al. 2025; CC BY 4.0 A red dot on a ...