neanderthals

According to the British journal Nature, a group of international scientists with Russian involvement confirms that modern humans may be descended from some ancient human species.

A genetic variant inherited from the extinct Neanderthal genus may increase the risk of diabetes in the South American community.

DNA analysis from fossil toe bones of the Neanderthal woman, dating back to 50,000 years, shows that signs of inbreeding may have been common in these ancient generations.

Studying the genome of the remains found in the famous Denisov cave today, scientists have determined a 17% coincidence with the Neanderthal gene, another 4% of the hominid gene

A tumor lying on the rib of a 120,000-year-old skeleton shows that at least one Neanderthal who had been cancerous seemed to only haunt modern humans.

Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain) researchers have come up with a very creepy hypothesis about the demise of Neanderthals, that our ancestors have been clean.

German scientists say they have completed the first high-quality Neanderthal genome decoding work, and are preparing to publish it online for other scientists to study.

Scientists believe they have found the first evidence of mating behavior between Nealderthals and our ancestors.

A study of Neanderthal skulls reveals that, like this person, extinct because of having bigger eyes than modern humans - our ancestors.

Neanderthals could be extinct earlier than the long-accepted theory, according to new research by international experts.