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Most of us have Neanderthal ancestors, and now scientists how revealed important details about how their DNA shape us today.
New study reveals ancient rituals, a carved turtle, and clues to early human gatherings.
Childhood curiosity likely transcended all species of humans.
Researchers propose a stunning new theory for why Neanderthals and humans started to bury their dead at the same time.
Something like this would seem unimaginable for our Homo sapiens species.
In the heart of the Zagros Mountains, ancient humans might have crossed paths with Neanderthals, leaving genetic imprints that survive in many people today.
They were not the rudimentary cavemen they're sometimes portrayed as.
New study reveals how neanderthals' cooking habits could explain missing archaeological evidence.
It's the oldest known case of Down syndrome.
Neanderthal genes from ancient interbreeding may increase our susceptibility to autism.
Discovery of ancient viruses in Neanderthal remains may reshape our understanding of their extinction.
Neanderthals crafted sophisticated adhesives from ochre and bitumen.
New studies show that Neanderthals and humans shared northern Europe for thousands of years.
Study finds genetic variants carried by ancient humans are shared by people who like to get up early
Researchers have long known the disease was more common in Northern Europeans.
They used a technique which laser samples enamel and makes isotope measurements
It’s the second discovery of DNA from ancient human ancestors
Stone tools and a tooth found in a cave in France open up new questions on human history
Neanderthals were smart enough to pick the perfect spot where to place their cave fires.
Zoonotic diseases have always plagued both humans and our close extinct relatives.
They painted it thousands of years before we got to Europe.
This type of finding is making researchers think that Neanderthals and Denisovans weren't all that different from us.
Remains with combination of Neanderthal and early human features date back 100,000 years.
Tree ring-like growth lines in baby Neanderthal teeth suggest they were first weaned at around 6 months of age.
These were the hi-tech gadgets of the Upper Paleolithic
The fragments are at least 41,000 years old. They were found attached to a stone tool.
It's not just Homo sapiens -- Neanderthals also had a deep relationship with the sea.
A famous Palaeolithic site in Iraq has more secrets to shed about Neanderthal daily life -- as well as their after life.
A new study found that early human ancestors had teeth that could penetrate the hard shells of nuts and seeds without suffering damage.
Back and forth transmission of disease between humans and Neanderthals may have kept the two species in check -- but only for a while.
Neanderthal eagle necklaces are the oldest known ornaments in Europe.
Ancient humans knew how to handle and make fire earlier than assumed.
It's the first glimpse of the Denisovan look.
Neanderthals were much more commonly affected by ear infections than modern humans.
Was this an isolated individual, or part of an earlier wave of human migration?
Sticky!
DNA analysis reveals fresh details about how Neanderthals moved across Europe and Asia.
This just goes to show how complex our evolutionary history really is.
Talk about a stunning find!
You are what you eat...
Caveburgers, anyone?
If the footprint is confirmed to be Neanderthal, it would only be the second one in the world, the other being Vartop Cave in Romania.
The Denisovans were our cousins. We're only now starting to understand them.
Neanderthal genes may be making some people's skulls more elongated -- they may also explain some modern human brain evolution.
Yet another similarity that Neanderthals share with humans.
However, their mothers still too care of them as best of they could.
Talk about a gruesome story -- yikes!
Ancient interbreeding primed modern humans for an encounter with new viruses.
Climate change was unforgiving with the Neanderthals.
How I met your Neanderthal mother.
