If Neanderthal women mated with Homo sapiens or Denisovan men, there was a high risk of newborns having neonatal hemolytic ...

A team of paleoanthropologists and geneticists from Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, EFS, ADES has found evidence of what may have ...

There has been some incredible research into the role this DNA plays in modern human neurodevelopment, so here's an overview ...

Neanderthal blood protein differences linked to health risks Rare RhD type incompatible with other hominid blood types Genetic incompatibilities may explain Neanderthal extinction ...

Neanderthal blood types may have made them ill-equipped to deal with infectious diseases.

Almost two centuries after the first Neanderthal was discovered, we are still learning a great deal about our ancient ...

Learn how interbreeding with Neanderthals may have bolstered our immune systems.

Our closest cousins, the Neanderthals, excelled at making stone tools and hunting animals, and survived the rigors of multiple ice ages. So why did they disappear 27,000 years ago? While ...

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

Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

Despite a significant amount of research looking into the reasons for the demise of the Neanderthal, modern science still does not have the answer. In this new effort, the team in France took a ...

Almost two centuries after the first Neanderthal was discovered, we are still learning a great deal about our ancient relatives. Neanderthals weren't the cave-dwelling, knuckle-dragging brutes ...