The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

One of the great mysteries of human evolution is the intermediate step represented by the presence of Neanderthals for ...

Was blood a factor in the demise of the Neanderthals? New research is showing that Homo sapiens underwent huge changes in ...

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood ...

If Neanderthal women mated with Homo sapiens or Denisovan men, there was a high risk of newborns having neonatal hemolytic ...

Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

Neanderthal blood types may have made them ill-equipped to deal with infectious diseases.

Journal of Human Evolution 55, 886-897 (2008). Currat, M. & Excoffier, L. Strong reproductive isolation between humans and Neanderthals inferred from observed patterns of introgression.

A team of paleoanthropologists and geneticists from Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, EFS, ADES has found evidence of what may have been a contributing factor to the decline of Neanderthals. In their paper ...

Neanderthals and Humans Lived Side by Side ... Dishing the Dirt on Human Evolution: Why Scientific Techniques Matter in Archaeology Nov. 30, 2023 — Scientists should seek answers hidden in ...

New research reveals that Neanderthals possessed robust chest structures that enhanced their hunting abilities. The study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, focused on the unique ...

Neanderthal blood protein differences linked to health risks Rare RhD type incompatible with other hominid blood types Genetic incompatibilities may explain Neanderthal extinction ...