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 ...

They weren’t monsters with clubs. Neanderthals painted caves, made tools, and buried their dead with care. They were human—until the day their world ended.

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

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

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 ...

Neanderthal DNA is 99.7% identical to our own, and researchers claim that some humans might be carrying as much as 2% of the ...

Fire and Ash’ cast looks like when they aren’t dressed as their Na’Vi counterparts via James Cameron's motion capture.

Why is swapping saliva something all human societies have normalised? Turns out kissing isn't just a human thing — all sorts of species appear to kiss, and new research suggests Neanderthals did it ...

The newest chapter in the saga of the Na’vi people continues to build their highly detailed world. Here’s a guide to catch you up on the developments.

For the franchise’s third movie, James Cameron throws in new creatures, new landscapes, melodramatic plot lines and big ...

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.