Cutting-edge genetics research reveals a startling legacy embedded in our DNA.

New research suggests that Neanderthal brains developed differently from modern human brains in a subtle but important way. Researchers found that neural stem cells linked to the developing neocortex ...

The discovery represents the oldest known example of invasive dental treatment, and it occurred tens of thousands of years ...

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

Neanderthals may have been far more like us than once believed. A new review of genetic, archaeological, and fossil evidence ...

Researchers have found surprising links that show that Neanderthal ancestry influences our immune system today in ways more nuanced than previously recognized. Their work is published in the journal ...

Based on Coll Macià's upper-bound generation interval of about 30 years, there have been at least 10,000 generations of ...

Up to 94% of Neanderthals suffered at least one traumatic injury in their lifetime. How did their healthcare keep up?

A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago ...

That’s because the archeologists suspected that Neanderthals once used rhino teeth as tools. By using the teeth to make stone ...

A recent appearance by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on Club Shay Shay ignited widespread discussion across social media ...