For Neanderthal hunters equipped with wood and stone hunting tools, the place was a veritable buffet. And you might expect ...

Neanderthals living at caves less than 45 miles apart appear to have used different techniques while preparing meat, ...

A Neanderthal variant in an enzyme involved in energy production has been linked to ​​a 50% lower probability of achieving ...

A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ...

These differences in butchery practices cannot be explained by tool type, skill, or available resources, indicating that ...

Genetic legacy of our ancient cousins could be making it harder for some people to reach their athletic potential.

Neanderthals living just 70 kilometers apart in Israel may have had different food prep customs, according to new research on butchered animal bones. These subtle variations — like how meat was cut ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

By comparing cut marks on bones found at northern Israel caves, researchers find early humans clung to passed-down methods ...

“For a long time we had this idea of Neanderthals as being very focused on survival and not very culturally developed,” said ...

The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, ...

The enzyme AMPD1 plays a key role in muscle energy production and normal muscular function. Loss of AMPD1 activity due to ...