Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

Additionally, ancient humans may have ramped up their use of ochre. This naturally occurring pigment is composed of iron ...

In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex ...

Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens. Humans differ from chimpanzees and Neanderthals in how their faces grow. In ...

Ochre clay used in body painting gave our ancestors protection against a rise in harmful UV radiation, say scientists ...

An early human species – the Denisovans – who went extinct 25,000 years ago – lived across more of the world than was thought ...

Less good is the fact that Neanderthal DNA can leave individuals predisposed to developing skin lesions called keratoses, ...

Researchers from the University of Washington excavating a site in China have found Neanderthal tools dating back almost ...

It is the first time researchers use data from ... A New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding With Modern Humans Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans.