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Endurance athletes that carry Neanderthal genes could be held back from reaching their peakA Neanderthal variant in an enzyme involved in energy production has been linked to a 50% lower probability of achieving elite athletic performance.
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140,000-year-old child's skull may have been part modern human, part Neanderthal — but not everyone is convincedA child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, suggesting she was a hybrid, according to a new study. However, not everyone is convinced the study's findings are definitive.
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Stunning facial reconstructions of 'hobbit,' Neanderthal and Homo erectus bring human relatives to lifeA new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.
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125,000-year-old 'fat factory' run by Neanderthals discovered in GermanyAn analysis of ancient animal bones found in Germany suggests that Neanderthals extracted grease from them to gobble up 125,000 years ago.
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Who were the Denisovans, archaic humans who lived in Asia and went extinct around 30,000 years ago?Who were the Denisovans, close human relatives who lived in Asia and mated with Homo sapiens?
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43,000-year-old human fingerprint is world's oldest — and made by a NeanderthalThe discovery of a 43,000-year-old fingerprint in Spain is challenging the idea that Neanderthals were not capable of symbolic art.
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140,000-year-old bones of our ancient ancestors found on sea floor, revealing secrets of extinct human speciesResearchers have recovered Homo erectus bones from the seafloor, which points to an unknown hominin population hunting on land that is now underwater in Southeast Asia.
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Ancient jawbone dredged off Taiwan seafloor belongs to mysterious Denisovan, study findsResearchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, proving that the archaic humans were distributed widely over Asia.
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Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study findsA newly excavated cave in Israel holds burials and artifacts suggesting that multiple human species commingled and shared ideas there during the Paleolithic.
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