A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and ...

Here are 10 major Neanderthal findings from 2025 — and what they teach us about our own evolution. The hottest — but also ...

This tradition took place inside a cave called the Des-Cubierta in present-day Spain. Analysis of the contents inside the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and ...

The most complete Neanderthal skull ever examined has given researchers something they have never had before: a virtually untouched internal nose. That rare anatomical jackpot is forcing a rethink of ...

Palaeolithic humans living on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar were a creative bunch to say the least, and were ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: The oldest-known hominin track sites found in ...

Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex ...

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Neanderthals repeatedly deposited horned animal skulls in a Spanish cave over thousands of years, suggesting a culturally transmitted ritual ...

The ability to make fire on demand has long been seen as a turning point in our evolutionary story. It unlocked benefits like ...