Neanderthal Gene Still Shapes Muscle and Jaws in Some Living Humans
Neanderthals vanished roughly 42,000 years ago, but a piece of their biology appears to be quietly at work…
Scientists Find Traces of Two Unknown Archaic Hominins in Human DNA
New research led by the University of California, Berkeley reveals that beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans, humans interbred with…
Oldest Wooden Tool May Be a 430,000-Year-Old “Stick” Found in Greece
Artist’s impression of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer manufacturing the oldest known wooden handheld tool. Credit: G. Prieto, K.…
Scientists Reconstruct One of Oldest Known Neanderthal Communities
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from eight fossils found in Stajnia Cave in Poland reveals a tight-knit group of Neanderthals…
Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of…
Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic
New experiments show that tar made from birch bark — long known as a tool adhesive — can…
The mating game: New DNA study shows female humans often interbred with Neanderthal males
By Tokunbo Salako with AP Published on 04/03/2026 – 15:14 GMT+1 If the simplest explanation is often the most likely, then…
Scientists find a new Neanderthal population that stayed completely isolated for 50,000 years
AI depiction of an isolated Neanderthal. As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling…
Neanderthals’ Disappearance May Not Have Been from Extinction, Controversial New Study Argues
The disappearance of the Neanderthals—our archaic hominin cousins—remains one of the great unresolved riddles of ancient human history.…
Tiny Footprints of a Neanderthal Toddler Reveal the Deeply Human Story of a Family on the Move
A view of the Neanderthal trackway discovered at Monte Clérigo beach in Portugal, with two study authors. Image…
80,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Footprints Found in Portugal
Archaeologists have discovered two Neanderthals tracksites in the southwestern most region of Europe: at Monte Clérigo, dated to…
Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials | National News
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — When Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long…