The Lapedo child, discovered in Portugal in 1998, has fascinated scientists for over two decades. This enigmatic skeleton, ...

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared technologies and customs.

Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long perplexed scientists, thanks to a curious mix of features ...

However, the frequency of Neanderthal DNA that codes for beneficial traits may be as high as 80% in some regions of the ...

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

The human face is strikingly distinct from our fossil cousins and ancestors—most notably, it is significantly smaller, and ...

Neanderthal DNA makes up approximately two per cent of the genome of people of non-African descent. Not only that, but some of our physical traits and mental health issues — like depression and ...

Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and ...