Neanderthals and ancient apes likely kissed too
Scientists have found evidence suggesting that kissing dates back up to 21 million years and that our ape…
Hidden Neanderthal skull reveals unexpected details about ancient nasal anatomy and climate adaptation
A Neanderthal skeleton, hidden deep in a limestone cave in southern Italy, has revealed a part of the…
‘Perfectly preserved’ Neanderthal skull bones suggest their noses didn’t evolve to warm air
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42,000-year-old ochre crayons reveal Neanderthals engaged in symbolic behavior
New evidence of ochre use by Neanderthals from Crimea and Ukraine indicates that these substances were used not…
Neanderthals and early humans reshaped Europe’s landscapes long before the rise of agriculture, study finds
A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that Neanderthals and early modern humans began to reshape Europe’s…
Lead exposure may have influenced brain and language development in early humans and Neanderthals
A new study published in Science Advances suggests that humans and their ancestors were exposed to lead nearly…
A Deadly Toxin Once Threatened Every Human on Earth. But Then We Fought Back.
Here is what you will learn when you read this story: Fossilized human teeth spanning two million years…
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
A model of a Neanderthal woman Joe McNally/Getty Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but…
41,000 Years Ago, Something Weird in Space Changed How Humans Lived on Earth
Wandering magnetic fields would have had noticeable effects for humans. Credit: Maximilian Schanner (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences,…
The World’s First Human Hybrid? Ancient Fossil Stuns Scientists
The skull of Skhul I child showing cranial curvature typical of Homo sapiens. Credit: Tel Aviv University Scientists…
An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution
DNA evidence indicates that a skull unearthed in Harbin, China, belonged to a Denisovan Hebei GEO University One…
Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA helped the first Americans survive, study finds
The first people to set foot in the Americas crossed with them not only stone technology and survival…