Ancestors or Relics? Neanderthals have long fascinated scientists and the general public alike. Are they our distant ...

sapiens hunter-gatherers.” So while they might not have been the best at chasing, Neanderthals probably benefitted from immense power, which they weaponized in order to hunt lions, cave bears ...

Neanderthals relied on strategic ambushes that required explosive strength and precision, allowing them to overpower large prey such as lions, cave bears, and prehistoric elephants. Their hunting ...

But, interbreeding would change the human genome, which likely continued until Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 years ago. And even today humans are left with some Neanderthal genes, many of ...

Our closest cousins, the Neanderthals, excelled at making stone tools and hunting animals, and survived the rigors of multiple ice ages. So why did they disappear 27,000 years ago? While ...

Some researchers argue that this physique also gave the Neanderthals greater power in their arms and legs for close-range ambushes during hunting. Despite their reputation as being primitive 'cavemen' ...

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 ...

“The results point to a mosaic pattern of Neanderthal extinction in Europe and provide a shorter time frame for the potential interaction of humans with Neanderthals,” said study author Ron Pinhasi, a ...

“And what’s really exciting is that even though there was this broader scope of traits that was considered, they point to effects of Neanderthal DNA on similar systems to what’s been seen previously.” ...