Modern humans have a small amount of Neanderthal DNA, and those genes still impact our health today. Scientists think they've figured out when the two groups started interbreeding and swapping DNA.

Neanderthals are Homo sapiens’s closest-known relative, and today we know we rubbed shoulders with them for thousands of years, up until the very end of their long reign some 40,000 years ago. Most ...

A "truly extraordinary" Neanderthal skeleton covered in "cave popcorn" is shedding new light on some of the mysteries of human evolution. Known as the "Altamura Man," it is one of the best-preserved ...

Scientists found new clues about one of the last living Neanderthals. By sequencing the DNA from one of the Neanderthal's teeth, they discovered a completely new lineage. The DNA indicates recent ...

Today, thanks to new artifacts and technologies, findings about our closest relatives are coming thick and fast Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine Neanderthals have ...

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After spending decades tucked away in a private collection, a tiny, ancient relic has just transformed what scientists know about the southward expansion of Homo sapiens' best-known relative: ...

Republicans don't like President Biden comparing them to the extinct species. Even the Neanderthal Museum has joined the political fray. A new Washington debate has evolved over President Joe Biden ...

The Neanderthal Museum in Germany weighed in on Wednesday regarding President Biden’s comments calling the Texas and Mississippi governors’ decisions to end statewide mask mandates “Neanderthal ...

Non-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA from our ancient cousins is nowhere to be found. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Scientists have reconstructed a Neanderthal mans's face, starting with a 70,000-year-old fossil fragment from the ancient human ancestor's skull. They even gave him a toothy smile and a name. A 3.9- ...

An analysis of the only intact Neanderthal inner nose bones known to exist reveals that our ancient cousins' enormous noses did not evolve to withstand harsh climates. When you purchase through links ...