A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.

A team of researchers working in a Moroccan cave system has recovered early hominin fossils dated to roughly 773,000 years ...

Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does not work well, muscles tire faster.

For instance, a Neanderthal variant of a gene called H19 may have heightened their risk of hypertension, thus exacerbating ...

It is impressive how Generative AI can conjure a “day in the life” image of a Neanderthal in seconds. But a new study suggests those scenes often come with a dash of built-in time travel. Researchers ...

A substantial fraction of the Neanderthal genome persists in modern human populations. A new approach for analyzing whole-genome sequencing data from 665 people from Europe and East Asia shows that ...

Discovered in a rock shelter in central Spain in July 2022, the stone measures more than eight inches long and more than four inches wide. Álvarez-Alonso et al. / Archaeological and Anthropological ...

It’s been 40,000 years since the Neanderthals disappeared, but their lingering genetic legacy may be influencing your health. If you are of Asian or European descent, about 2% of your genome came from ...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PHILIPPE SIUBERSKI Cave specialist Christian Casseyas shows the latest area to have been searched by archeologists as he gives a tour of the Goyet cave, where 96 bones and ...

The last Neanderthal died 40,000 years ago, but much of their genome lives on, in bits and pieces, through modern humans. The impact of Neanderthals' genetic contribution has been uncertain.

A Harvard geneticist discussed cloning Neanderthals, but experts find hang-ups. Jan. 22, 2013— -- A Harvard geneticist has raised eyebrows by declaring that scientists could make a Neanderthal ...