Neanderthals clung onto existence in Eurasia until roughly 40,000 years ago, yet new research suggests that their numbers declined drastically around 70,000 years prior to their eventual extinction.

Scientists have identified a tiny genetic change—present in nearly all living humans but absent in our closest extinct ...

The findings could someday help identify and treat speech-related problems, researchers said. View on euronews ...

New research on the inner ear morphology of Neanderthals and their ancestors challenges the widely accepted theory that ...

A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

New research suggests a genetic variant in the NOVA1 protein may have played a key role in the emergence of human speech.

A new study links a particular gene to the origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us develop speech.

A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...