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Neanderthals had a very varied diet based on what foods were available to them where they lived. They also knew what to eat when they were sick.

We humans tend to consider ourselves apart from other species. But we’re not really so different. So what makes us unique? I’d say it’s language, though not everyone would agree. Some people insist it’s…

Much of the evidence of where the first Europeans came from was originally derived from comparisons of skulls but our work looking at ancient DNA is revealing new insight, with results published this month…

If scientific research is to take decolonization seriously, names for species should reflect this approach and consider the political, social and emotional implications.

The discovery points to a long evolutionary history in north Africa, much earlier than modern Homo sapiens.

The two species mated 500,000 years ago, leaving a genetic mark to this day. This knowledge could help save them from extinction.

Named after the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, Thorin is the first Neanderthal body to be found in France since 1978. He is forcing us to rethink almost everything we knew about early humanity.

There has been much excitement over recent reports that something found in a cave in Gibraltar is the first known example of Neanderthal art. But what exactly has been found, can it be believed and, if…

The ancestors of modern-day people living on Southeast Asian islands likely interbred with a prehistoric species called Denisovans - raising the possibility of fresh and intriguing fossil discoveries.

We all know the scene: a child, wrapped in his or her own imaginary world, fights off aliens while flying through space on a rocket fashioned from an empty box. But could such flights of fancy be critical…