This innovative approach combines climate data, archaeological evidence, and population dynamics to simulate how Neanderthals moved across the landscape. The model reveals that by the time ...

Early human ancestors called the LRJ Group lived in Europe for 80 generations, intermingling with Neanderthals, before ...

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

Neanderthals were not solitary brutes — they lived socially complex lives that included long-term relationships and family ...

Using a specially developed simulation model, researchers at the University of Cologne have traced and analyzed the dynamics ...

When related animals produce offspring, the young can be affected by physical abnormalities and health problems. We explain why.

Researchers at the University of Cologne use simulations to investigate the likelihood of interactions between Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans on the Iberian Peninsula / publication in ...

Long before romance, ceremonies, or social media narratives, Neanderthal relationships were shaped almost entirely by ...