A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.

Did modern humans erase Neanderthals, or did our close cousins fade away for reasons that had little to do with us? A pair of major papers in Science and Nature on Dec. 12, 2024, sharpen that question ...

Long before agriculture, humans were transforming Europe’s wild landscapes. Advanced simulations show that hunting and fire use by Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers reshaped forests and ...

We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour ...

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University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Neanderthal remains recently discovered in a cave in France support well-known theory of why the Neanderthals became extinct, ...

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A fossil of the inner ear of a six-year-old Neanderthal child that showed signs of Down syndrome seems to indicate that the ancient, now-extinct species were compassionate caregivers, according to a ...

The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological classification that ...

An ancient anthropogenic footprint, brought about by hunting, tool production, fire use, and other behaviors, has been discovered in Germany. Reading time 4 minutes An excavation in Germany appears to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Earlier this month, the 2022 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine ...