We are just one branch of a diverse human family tree. Aside from Neanderthals, who were they – and why did we replace them?

These human ancestors would have had plenty to take advantage of near these ancient rivers. Trees bore fruit all year, and ...

The Neanderthal occupants of a cave in central Spain had a pretty unusual tradition that seems to have been passed down ...

Deep in the Caucasus Mountains in southwestern Russia, a Neanderthal cave revealed a unique tool. Getty/iStock photo Tens of thousands of years ago, an ancient people left their possessions in a ...

Constructing this 3D model was an incredible feat. It all began with the discovery of a fossilized Neanderthal skull in the famous Shandiar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. This large cave was home for waves ...

The 2025 World Snooker Championship draw features the top 16 players in the world rankings and an additional 16 players who came through a qualifying tournament. The first round, played across 19 ...

Likewise they had differently shaped skulls, the Neanderthals’ being bigger ... Homo sapiens were capable of producing art and sophisticated tools, while Neanderthals did not. Additionally, Homo ...

These came from what scientists believe were earlier, failed migrations. Perhaps humans were overtaken by Neanderthals, or suffered a natural disaster. But this skull fragment is the oldest human ...

The Museum is scanning its collection of whale specimens so that the data is easier to handle and accessible to researchers around the world. For the first time, scientists have an image of what ...

Scientists build a 3D model of one of our evolutionary cousins from the pieces of a shattered skull. Palaeoanthropologist Emma Pomeroy describes the main features of the Shanidar Z Neanderthal skull.

The Powerball jackpot rose to $151 million for Wednesday’s drawing after no one won the top prize on Monday. If someone matches all five numbers and the Powerball on Wednesday, they can choose a ...

Cave drawings done by Neanderthals ... The differences in social structures may have played a significant role. Fragmented Neanderthal skull. Screenshot from The Life and Death of a Neanderthal ...