Are Modern Humans Like Neanderthals? Here's What Experts Say

Medicine & Technology Mar 28, 2024

Modern humans are distinct from Neanderthals, according to experts. Continue reading to learn more.

Modern Humans Have One Key Advantage Over Neanderthals That Let Them Thrive and Drives the Latter’s Extinction

Mar 27, 2024

Modern humans have tight tribes of a thousand people and more while Neanderthals don't. Continue reading to learn how this plays a role in modern humans' survival and Neanderthals' extinction.

Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA Influence Early Riser Traits in Modern Humans, Study Reveals

Dec 15, 2023

Being a morning person may be linked to Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, which possibly evolved early rising for cold climates. Read the article to learn more.

Neanderthal Genome Carries Traces of Long-Forgotten Human Ancestor, Study Reveals

Oct 23, 2023

Traces of a long-forgotten human ancestor were found in the Neanderthal genome, suggesting an earlier history between modern humans and Neanderthals. Read to learn more.

45,000-Year-Old Woman's Facial Approximation Reveals Ancient Human-Neanderthal Features

Aug 01, 2023

The 45,000-year-old fossil of a woman found in Czech yields the oldest modern human genome, pre-dating the European and Asian ancestral divergence. Check out this article to learn what she looked like then.

Occipital Bone Bump: What Does It Say About the Early Human Species and the Musculoskeletal Health of Modern Man?

Jun 23, 2023

The back of our head contains an unusual bone growth known as occipital bone bump or exaggerated external occipital protuberance. Learn more about the hornlike growth in this article.

Europe's Oldest Known Engravings Found in French Cave Could Have Been Made by Neanderthals; Carvings Were Sealed Inside Cave For At Least 57,000 Years

Jun 21, 2023

Analysis revealed that the prehistoric finger engravings found inside a French cave could have been made by Neanderthals, not modern humans. Read to learn more.

Neural Stem Cells Spend More Time to Divide in Brain Chromosomes in Modern Humans Than in Neanderthals

Aug 01, 2022

New research compared brain development between modern humans and Neanderthals. Read to find out what the researchers discovered when they made the comparison.

Neanderthal Teeth May Have Grown Faster, Earlier Than Modern Humans as Evident in a 120,000-Year Old Milk Tooth

Nov 25, 2021

Analysis of the Neanderthal milk tooth that belonged to a seven-month-old baby who lived 120,000 years ago reveals that their baby teeth emerged sooner to allow them to eat solid foods earlier than human infants.

Neanderthal, Denisovan Blood Group Analyses: Study Confirms Hypotheses on Their Origin, Dispersal, and Interbreeding with Homo Sapiens

Jul 30, 2021

The origin, dispersal, and interbreeding of Neanderthals and Denisovans have recently been confirmed by a research team through a blood group analysis.

51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Discovered in Northern Germany: Evidence of Neanderthals' ‘Sophisticated Behavior’

Jul 05, 2021

A 51,000-year-old bone carving was recently discovered in Northern Germany and its discoverers described it as further evidence of "sophisticated behavior" among Neanderthals.

New Method Reveals Genetic Differences Between Modern and Archaic Humans

Apr 26, 2021

Stanford scientists have found a new method to get more information from the genomes of archaic humans that reveal the genetic differences between them and modern humans.

Neanderthals Went Extinct Because They Lack This Important Skill That Homo Sapiens Have

Apr 22, 2021

A new study found what caused Neanderthals to go extinct over 40,000 years ago while Homo sapiens thrived. This was done by examining about 900 genes.

3-Milion-Year-Old ‘Little Foot’: How Is It Different from Modern Humans?

Apr 21, 2021

The University of Southern California researchers recently published results of a groundbreaking study that analyzed a three-million-year-old fossil called 'Little Foot.'

Origins of Hobbit Species Could Be Traced Back To Denisovans and Neanderthals

Mar 23, 2021

Archaeologists may have found the origins of the hobbit species with a new study revealing that they might be related to Denisovans and Neanderthals.