Researchers have found surprising links that show that Neanderthal ancestry influences our immune system today in ways more nuanced than previously recognized. Their work is published in the journal ...

The discovery represents the oldest known example of invasive dental treatment, and it occurred tens of thousands of years ...

Neanderthal populations in southern Europe collected shellfish throughout the year, with a marked preference for the colder ...

For decades, many paleoarchaeologists believed Neanderthals went extinct largely because they just weren’t intelligent enough ...

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

Based on Coll Macià's upper-bound generation interval of about 30 years, there have been at least 10,000 generations of ...

Ancient shells from Spain reveal Neanderthals harvested shellfish during the safest and most nutritious seasons 115,000 years ...

About 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal living in the mountains of Siberia had one hell of a toothache, and seemingly, decided ...

Cavemen gathered shellfish to eat using the same methods as modern humans, according to new research. Neanderthals in ...

Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a child they believe was ...

We now know that Neanderthals both had the knowledge to identify a tooth infection and the fine motor skills to drill out the damage.

Research suggests Neanderthals likely had a wide range of skin and hair pigmentation rather than one fixed appearance. Some populations, especially in more northern regions, may have had lighter skin, ...