On the shores of an ancient lake in what is now central Germany, a group of Neanderthals transformed a lakeside landscape ...

An analysis of ancient animal bones found in Germany suggests that Neanderthals extracted grease from them to gobble up ...

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 ...

"We're building a life that's looking more and more like our stories," he adds. Read More: Thorin the Neanderthal Was One of ...

Scientists have discovered what may be one of the oldest boomerangs in the world, hidden in a Polish cave for tens of ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

The fingerprint, discovered on a painted pebble in a Spanish cave, represents the oldest known evidence of Neanderthal ...

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

Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.

Homo sapiens — mingled and interbred with other prehistoric humans: our distant cousins, the Neanderthals and Denisovans.

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. That ...