When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

Genomic analysis shows that interbreeding between female Neanderthals and human males was less common than the opposite ...

Discover the latest news, features and articles about who Neanderthals were, whether they mated with modern humans and when they died out.

Eastbourne Archaeology Society is the longest running historical society in Eastbourne! From September to April, we run a series of talks on a variety of archaeological topics, while during the summer ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

An international research team has unveiled a significant discovery in human paleontology: an exceptionally well-preserved Homo habilis skeleton dating back more than 2 million years. The fossil, ...

(CNN) — Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil ...

Homo neanderthalensis adult male. Reconstruction based on Shanidar 1 by John Gurche for the Human Origins Program, NMNH. Date 225,000 to 28,000 years. Credit: John Gurche and Chip Clark, CC-ZERO. / ...

“Experts have long debated the date that humans arrived in Australia,” said LiveScience. Now a study using DNA from both ancient and modern Aboriginal people across Oceania may have finally “settled ...

Homo Neanderthalensis lived 400,000 to 40,000 years ago. It inhabited most of Europe and southwestern to central Asia and lived in higher altitude climates. They were closely related to humans, ...