Neandertal remains in Northern Europe has revealed evidence of selective cannibalism targeting Neandertal females and ...

The discovery and the use of fire changed the nature of the digestion of food, creating additional calories. Serotonin, a ...

Proof that Neandertals hadn’t adapted to cold was right under their noses. “What we found is that, yes, Neandertals had bigger noses, but that the inner structure of their noses was not so different ...

When Neandertals were first discovered nearly 170 years ago, the conceptual gap between their lineage and that of modern humans seemed vast. Initially scientists prejudicially believed that the ...

The researchers identified regions with Neandertal ancestry in over 300 individuals. They assessed sharing of segments, inferred gene flow, and looked at variation to identify candidates for positive ...

The first Neandertal draft genome was published in 2010. Since then, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have sequenced a further 18 genomes from 14 different ...

The scientists initially focused on the DNA in the mitochondria which is small and particularly easy to retrieve. In 2008, they published the first fully decoded mitochondrial genome of a Neandertal.

Getting sufficient DNA out of a rootless hair has long been considered impossible. A scientist, better known for work with ancient fossils, has figured it out. It’s a game-changer for crime and ...

Oct. 5 (UPI) --Researchers have identified several new traits in modern humans that are influenced by Neandertal genes. Roughly 2 percent of the modern human genome is inherited from Neandertals.

On a clear day in Gibraltar, looking out of Gorham's Cave, you can see the rugged northern coast of Morocco looming purple above the turquoise sea. Inside the cave, quiet prevails, save for the ...