The genome of a Neanderthal named Thorin suggested he was part of an unknown lineage. He and his community stayed isolated ...

A new study supports a growing theory that the Neanderthals' downfall was not due to environmental changes or disease but their antisocial lifestyle.

Ever since their discovery in the 19th century, Neanderthals have been unfairly tarnished as the heavy-browed, brutish ...

The team, from the University of Tubingen in Germany, suggest that these findings could reflect differences in childcare and other behavioural strategies between the two species. They analysed the ...

By sequencing the DNA from one of the Neanderthal's teeth, they discovered a completely new lineage. The DNA indicates recent inbreeding that may help explain why this species went extinct. Scientists ...

For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do ...

Scientists are one step closer to solving the mystery of humanity's last great extinction: why the Neanderthals died off. The Neanderthals are our closest ancient human relatives. But around ...

In an interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Alysson Muotri—Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Cellular and ...

From the moment when the first known Neanderthal skeleton was discovered in modern-day Germany in 1856, our understanding of these ancient ancestors has been a work in progress. And, as this ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas. The discovery, the fourth wasp species found on the university grounds in seven ...