Ancestors or Relics? Neanderthals have long fascinated scientists and the general public alike. Are they our distant ...

The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

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New study shows Middle Paleolithic people intentionally decorated stone tools, offering evidence that abstract thinking began ...

Chris Green is a member of the Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities, a group dedicated to teaching people about the history of the Holocaust. Green says her inspiration is Eva Kor, a ...

We’ve evolved immensely, but can still benefit from thinking about ancient humans and how they lived their lives. Here’s why.

Humans once had a way smaller footprint. "Homo Sapiens, modern humans, evolved in Africa," says Arev Sümer, a paleogenetics PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ...

PETER: Most people that live today outside of Africa have about 1 to 2% of the genome inherited from a Neanderthal ancestor. DANIEL: Now, the timing of this ancient interbreeding has been hazy.

Visit iconic archaeological sites and deepen your knowledge of Neanderthals and early human ancestors, all while journeying from Bordeaux across the picturesque south of France. Traverse through ...

Some people are born optimists, remaining upbeat even when things aren’t going their way. We all have that super-positive, ...