Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

Less good is the fact that Neanderthal DNA can leave individuals predisposed to developing skin lesions called keratoses, ...

Neanderthals bore stout jaws and broad noses, their features jutting forward like cliffs of bone. Chimpanzees, our distant cousins, wear visages built for strength. Modern humans, by contrast ...

What did Neanderthals look like? Overall, Neanderthals looked a lot like us. If you saw one from behind, you would likely see a human form, perhaps a little on the short side, but walking ...

Modern humans have much smaller and softer-looking faces compared to our ancient relatives like. But why is that? A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology offers some ...

Archaeologists in China have found stone technology previously thought to have been used by Neanderthals in Europe, challenging our understanding of human evolution in East Asia. The Quina method of ...