Netflix documentary Secrets of the Neanderthals, released on May 2, tries to answer three main questions about the species – Who were the Neanderthals? What made them successful for so long?

Archaeologists in China have found stone technology previously thought to have been used by Neanderthals in Europe, challenging our understanding of human evolution in East Asia. At such a critical ...

The Real Neanderthal, a new documentary from The Nature of Things, follows experts around the world as they uncover incredible new evidence which upends our perception of them. It seems ...

Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered to between 27,700 and 28,600 years ago ...

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation.

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...