A single Neanderthal skeleton pulled from a cave in the Rhône Valley has opened a window onto a branch of our cousins that ...

An articulated Neanderthal skeleton that was discovered during an excavation at the famous Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan.

An analysis of Neanderthal nose bones suggests the species’ famously large noses did not evolve primarily to warm and humidify cold.

A new study analyzes the nasal cavity of the "Altamura Man," a Neanderthal who died between 130,000 and 172,000 years ago ...

A long-standing debate in paleontology about whether the distinctive Neanderthal nose evolved purely for the cold weather may have finally been solved, and it's all thanks to an ancient, exceptionally ...

Buried in a cave for over 130,000 years, a perfectly preserved Neanderthal skull has shattered a major belief about how our ancient cousins survived the Ice Age.

Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right moment. A new study suggests that part of that story reaches far back into ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces ...

Thought to be between 130,000 and 172,000 years old, the Altamura Man can’t be extracted from the cave as it is embedded in rock and covered in concretions called calcite popcorn coralloids, yet Buzi ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, ...

An exceptionally preserved Neanderthal skull suggests that their nasal passages were not specialized cold weather equipment.

Footprints preserved on ancient dunes show Neanderthals actively navigating, hunting, and living along Portugal’s coastline. Their behavior and diet suggest a far more adaptable and socially complex ...