Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time.

Learn how Neanderthals in Europe suffered a loss of genetic diversity during the Ice Age, causing a single lineage to take ...

By sequencing ancient DNA from the fetus, scientists revealed a severe genetic bottleneck that reshaped Neanderthal history ...

A study incorporating new DNA data and archaeological evidence has shown that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a ...

If you were a Neanderthal hunter 50,000 years ago, even a small cut could be deadly. Without sterile bandages or antibiotics, ...

The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have ...

Most people have some amount of Neanderthal DNA from the extinct cousins of modern humans who lived in Europe and Asia until ...

Scientists discovered a 125,000-year-old Neanderthal site in Germany where thousands of animal bones were crushed to extract fat, revealing surprisingly advanced survival strategies.

Contrary to what you might expect, Neanderthals did actually organize their spaces like humans, but they were less consistent.

A new study explores whether birch tar, long associated with Neanderthal toolmaking, may have served another purpose as well.

According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, Neanderthals may have used birch-bark tar to treat their ...

Signs of de-fleshing on bones found in a Belgian cave suggest that one group of Neanderthals cannibalized another.