Unearthing the secrets of our ancient ancestors, researchers have recently discovered 78,000-year-old footprints left by a ...

A species known to scientists as Heidelberg Man roamed Africa and Europe between approximately 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, ...

Footprints preserved on ancient dunes show Neanderthals actively navigating, hunting, and living along Portugal’s coastline.

Neanderthals, the ancient group of archaic humans didn't experience a 'true extinction', scientists in Italy and Switzerland ...

Just a few Neanderthal DNA tweaks boosted facial gene activity, revealing how ancient genetics still shape human faces today.

Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some ...

D espite being almost genetically identical to modern humans, Neanderthals had much chunkier faces, with big noses, ...

In last month’s column, I explored Palaeolithic important prehistoric sites not just in Britain but in the whole of western ...

The relationship between the natural environment and human beings has been and continues to be the subject of debate among ...

New research reveals that the world’s oldest known cave art was likely created by Neanderthals, not modern humans. This ...

A newly discovered Neanderthal site on Portugal’s Algarve coast has revealed the first fossilized footprints of these ancient humans in the region. A new international study published in Scientific ...

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...