DNA from fossils in a Russian cave, left, have revealed the first known Neanderthal family.Credit...Tom Björklund Supported by By Carl Zimmer Analyzing fossils from a cave in Russia, scientists ...

Two new studies have helped narrow down the time during which Neanderthals interbred with ... across the open steppe landscapes of Europe (Tom Björklund) Archaeological and genetic evidence ...

Credit: Tom Björklund for Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology After modern humans left Africa, they met and interbred with Neanderthals, resulting in around 2–3% Neanderthal DNA ...

Artist's view of the Zlaty Kun/Ranis group. TOM BJÖRKLUND. Population geneticist Lluis Quintana-Murci, of the Pasteur Institute and the Collège de France, who was not involved in the study ...

Credit: AP/Tom Björklund In a separate study, researchers tracked signs of Neanderthal in our genetic code over 50,000 years. They found Neanderthal genes related to immunity and metabolism that ...

The pebble marked with the print, found in the San Lázaro rock shelter in Segovia, hints at the possible capacity of Neanderthals to create symbolic art, according to a new study. The discovery ...