Some persistent headaches hide a much older origin than one might imagine. A study reveals a surprising link between a brain malformation and skull traits inherited from Neanderthals. This ...

Bone cut-marks suggest Neanderthals had distinct food traditions—possibly even early “family recipes.” A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has uncovered surprising clues about how ...

For Neanderthal hunters equipped with wood and stone hunting tools, the place was a veritable buffet. And you might expect ...

A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ...

A Neanderthal variant in an enzyme involved in energy production has been linked to ​​a 50% lower probability of achieving ...

Neanderthals in two nearby caves used different techniques when butchering animal carcasses in what is now Israel, according ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

Genetic legacy of our ancient cousins could be making it harder for some people to reach their athletic potential.

By comparing cut marks on bones found at northern Israel caves, researchers find early humans clung to passed-down methods ...

The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, ...

If you regularly experience headaches, dizziness, balance problems and blurred vision, our Neanderthal cousins could be to ...

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...