Neanderthals first started burying their dead in the Middle East, but the practice didn't reach Europe until much later.

Neanderthals have become unlikely test cases for the limits of generative AI. A new wave of research argues that when chatbots and image generators try to recreate our ancient cousins, they reveal how ...

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

Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure, could have led to a decline in Neanderthals' fertility, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

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Modern human faces are surprisingly delicate compared with the jutting jaws and broad noses of our closest extinct cousins. The contrast is not just cosmetic, it reflects deep differences in growth, ...

In the backrooms of the sleek, modern Schöningen Research Museum in Germany, there are piles of old, mismatched cardboard boxes everywhere. These are the finds boxes from Lehringen, a hamlet 150 ...