A new genetic study suggests interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans may have been biased toward male ...

Birch tar was among the most useful materials available to prehistoric humans and was primarily used as a glue to bind stone ...

When Neanderthals and modern humans first got together, they preferred pairings between Neanderthal men and human women, a new study of ancient and modern genomes suggests. The finding helps to ...

Neanderthals likely used the sticky substance to build and repair tools, but it also may have had another important use. With ...

Neanderthals probably used birch tar for multiple functions, including treating their wounds, according to a study published ...

For decades, we were told Neanderthals were primitive, distant relatives—but the truth is far more unsettling. Modern humans ...

Around 2% of modern humans carry Neanderthal DNA, meaning we know early humans got super intimate with our now-extinct relatives. According to new research, when Neanderthals and humans did hit it off ...

The study's findings indicate that these giant elephants were not stationary creatures. Strontium isotope analyses, which act as a "travel diary" preserved in tooth enamel, showed that some ...

Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany was a lake landscape in the last interglacial period. It is rich in archaeological finds ...

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes. When you purchase through links on our ...