Did modern humans erase Neanderthals, or did our close cousins fade away for reasons that had little to do with us? A pair of major papers in Science and Nature on Dec. 12, 2024, sharpen that question ...

Language may feel like one of the most distinctly human things about you, but the genetic groundwork for it appears to be older than our own species. A new study from University of Iowa Health Care ...

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A tiny set of ancient genetic “switches” may have played a surprisingly large role in making human language possible.

The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has led the international team behind a new study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences exploring the complex ...

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Cavemen gathered shellfish to eat using the same methods as modern humans, according to new research. Neanderthals in southern Europe collected mollusks throughout the year — with a marked preference ...