In contrast to those who resided in Siberia, Neanderthals who lived in what's now Belgium and France shortly before the ...

In life, this Neanderthal family from Northern Spain struggled as their species declined. In death, bone evidence shows they became food for another Neanderthal group. NOVA is available to stream on ...

A late Neanderthal group in Belgium and France stayed genetically healthy, with no inbreeding signs, just before vanishing.

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

Neanderthals' brains were not the reason behind their extinction, suggests a shocking new study. Scientists believed that there were differences in terms of intelligence and cognitive abilities of ...

A new modeling study suggests that greater connectivity between groups may have given Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals. Why Neanderthals went extinct and Homo sapiens established a lasting ...

When I explain my research interests to new acquaintances, I’m often asked questions like “what would you do if you met a ...

Modern humans exhibited higher growth rates and migrated more quickly than did Neanderthals, thus permitting them to populate and repopulate areas more efficiently. It is impossible to ascertain the ...

It’s rare that ancient DNA from Neanderthals remains as intact as scientists would like. But on the lucky occasion that researchers do find high-quality genomes, the implications are ...