A Neanderthal variant in an enzyme involved in energy production has been linked to ​​a 50% lower probability of achieving ...

For Neanderthal hunters equipped with wood and stone hunting tools, the place was a veritable buffet. And you might expect ...

Neanderthals living at caves less than 45 miles apart appear to have used different techniques while preparing meat, ...

A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ...

New research reveals Neanderthals had varying food preferences and spiced up their diets by using different food preparation ...

Neanderthals living just 70 kilometers apart in Israel may have had different food prep customs, according to new research on butchered animal bones. These subtle variations — like how meat was cut ...

Ancient footprints found near the shores of Portugal's Algarve region are giving us fresh insights into the lives of ...

The enzyme AMPD1 plays a key role in muscle energy production and normal muscular function. Loss of AMPD1 activity due to ...

Learn more about Chiari malformation type 1, a rare brain condition that may be present in certain genes thanks to Neanderthals.

By comparing cut marks on bones found at northern Israel caves, researchers find early humans clung to passed-down methods ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that Neanderthals living in two nearby caves in northern ...