The Enigmatic Neanderthals Neanderthals are a fascinating subject of study, often depicted as cavemen in ancient tales. But who were they really? Living in Eurasia until approximately 40,000 years ago ...

Almost two centuries after the first Neanderthal was discovered, we are still learning a great deal about our ancient relatives. Neanderthals weren't the cave-dwelling, knuckle-dragging brutes ...

“The results point to a mosaic pattern of Neanderthal extinction in Europe and provide a shorter time frame for the potential interaction of humans with Neanderthals,” said study author Ron Pinhasi, a ...

Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

Our closest cousins, the Neanderthals, excelled at making stone tools and hunting animals, and survived the rigors of multiple ice ages. So why did they disappear 27,000 years ago? While ...

The reasons for the demise of the Neanderthals some 30 thousand years ago, only a few millennia after the first appearance of modern humans in Europe, remain controversial, and are a focus of ...

Close your eyes and picture a Neanderthal. You're probably imagining heavy browridges, a big, broad nose, perhaps a jutting midface. If so, you're right on, though those are only the most obvious ...

“And what’s really exciting is that even though there was this broader scope of traits that was considered, they point to effects of Neanderthal DNA on similar systems to what’s been seen previously.” ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports finds that incompatibility between the blood groups of Neanderthals and modern humans may have contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals.