For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals ...

Recent discoveries from a cave in present-day Germany suggest that Neanderthals and modern humans shared European landscapes ...

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Neanderthals arose about 430,000 years ago, living in Europe and central Asia until their demise some 40,000 years ago.

A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

Their simulations mapped out possible routes Neanderthals could have followed to reach Asia, and suggest that by traveling ...

Scientists explore the mystery of Neanderthal extinction. A new theory links their disappearance to the Laschamp event. This ...

THE face of humans’ most mysterious ancestor has finally been uncovered after 217,000 years. The discovery proves that the ‘Dragon Man’ of China is indeed a Denisovan, a long ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete Denisovan fossil to date.