Understanding the differences between Neanderthal and modern human faces sheds light on our own evolution.

Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces ...

Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

For years, human evolution was thought to be a straightforward progression from Homo erectus to Neanderthals and eventually to modern humans. However, genetic evidence now confirms that modern ...

DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago ...

From cave paintings to DNA discoveries, scientists are constantly coming across new clues about their intelligence, culture, and connection to […] ...

Those of us who signed up for DNA testing kits from 23andMe did so thinking we’d unlock deep ancestral secrets. Maybe we’d ...

Ancient DNA is providing valuable insights that could help personalize treatments and drive innovations in modern medicine.

However, further analysis revealed that this set of genetic variants originated in Neanderthals, and was introgressed into modern humans when our ancient ancestors hooked up with this extinct ...

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

"This population would later contribute about 80% of the genetic material of modern humans, and also seems to have been the ancestral population from which Neanderthals and Denisovans diverged." ...