A 3D comparison of seven Neanderthal heels and 64 human counterparts suggests a distinctive foot posture suited to heavy ...

A new analysis of ancient DNA has found that Neanderthal genomes contain 62 percent more ancestry from anatomically modern humans on their X chromosomes than on the rest of their chromosomes. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn team says missing Neanderthal DNA on the human X chromosome may reflect ancient mate choice, not toxic genes. (CREDIT: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Neanderthal man at a human evolution exhibit at the Natural History Museum in London. There's less Neanderthal DNA on humans' X ...

Learn how comparing fossil heels of Neanderthals to modern humans shows how our ancient cousins adapted to a physically ...

What is particularly remarkable is that we see evidence of two contrasting facets of human nature—care and violence—juxtaposed in the same individual.” ...

Scientists have known for a while that Neanderthals occasionally mated with humans eons ago. But a study in Science adds a new layer of knowledge to the subject: It turns out that much of this mating ...

A Neanderthal who died 75,000 years ago may have been killed by a wooden spear deliberately aimed at the heart, revealing ...

In a Science Advances study published today, scientists report the first comprehensive analysis of wooden Neanderthal tools retrieved from Abric Romaní, an archaeological site ne ...

Someone — or something — struck a Neanderthal in the face with such force that a front tooth split down the middle. The blow ...

New fossil evidence from a Neanderthal burial site could be an early example of homicide among the species — but ...