Modern human faces are surprisingly delicate compared with the jutting jaws and broad noses of our closest extinct cousins.

Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

For years, researchers analyzing traumatic injuries found on Neanderthal fossils believed they had lived dangerous, violent lives. But a new study reveals that early modern humans and Neanderthals ...

Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

Evidence from a site in southeast England suggests early humans were purposefully and repeatedly igniting blazes roughly ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.

On the slopes of Mount Carmel in northern Israel, a small skull has changed the story of human history. Buried in Skhul Cave roughly 140,000 years ago, the remains of a five-year-old child show that ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals ...

Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.