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 ...

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

Humans have evolved an exceptionally high metabolic rate, unlike any other known animal. Unlike primates that conserve energy ...

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

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

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

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

We know that Neanderthal DNA has influenced us modern humans in quite a few ways, but did their DNA influence our skin tones or our hair color? Why are Neanderthals often depicted with white or pale ...

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.