Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...

The basic outline of the interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals is now well established. The two came in contact as modern humans began their major expansion out of Africa, which occurred ...

Scientists found new clues about one of the last living Neanderthals. By sequencing the DNA from one of the Neanderthal's teeth, they discovered a completely new lineage. The DNA indicates recent ...

When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors before mysteriously going extinct. As a result, many people alive today share up ...

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A reconstructed Neanderthal ear adds a new piece to the puzzle of whether the early humans could speak. By Sabrina Imbler If you were somehow able to travel back in time some 130,000 years and chance ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Using DNA extracted from some roughly 45,000-year-old bones ...

Fossils offer a detailed record of early human skulls but not the brains inside them. So researchers have been using genetic material taken from those fossils to search for clues about how the human ...

One can be forgiven for thinking that the first modern humans who ventured out of Africa stumbled into a vibrant bar scene. DNA from just a single cave in Siberia revealed that it had been occupied by ...

"The Neanderthal is not a brother or a cousin. It is an object of study. The Neanderthal can't in any case be compared with anything that is familiar to us in a world where difference, alterity and ...

An archaeological excavation south of Rome uncovered fossil remains of nine Neanderthals, along with the bones of hyenas, elephants and rhinoceroses. By Elisabetta Povoledo ROME — When a Neanderthal ...