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Many people are familiar with the concept of natural selection and “survival of the fittest.” While modern humans may look ...

A new study of a Neanderthal toddler reveals that our closest evolutionary relatives' growth patterns differed from those of ...

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A skull fragment discovered over fifty years ago on the banks of the Elbe River in Germany has finally yielded its secrets. Long considered by some researchers to be a rare Neanderthal-modern human ...

Not every modern human has the same set of Neanderthal DNA, however; different people will, by chance, have inherited different fragments. But there are also some areas, termed “Neanderthal deserts,” ...

New 3D analysis of a German skull clears up decades of confusion, placing this human firmly in the modern family tree.

Analyses of the wee Neanderthal’s teeth, for instance, have previously allowed scientists to conclude that the youngster died ...

Learn more about a long-ago excavated artifact that holds clues into the art, travel, and trade of Homo sapiens in ancient ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

The conclusion from a team of scientists based in Israel and Europe who analyzed the remains of a six-month-old Neanderthal ...

Our two main theories of human behavior do a poor job of explaining how humans change to meet the demands of varied environments. One theory -cultural determinism – mostly denies that this happens.