Scientists uncovered DNA from two mysterious human ancestors hidden in modern genomes, revealing new clues about our ...

Many years ago I had a job on a boat contracted as a charter survey boat working for the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC). The IPHC’s Fishery Independent Setline Surveys ...

The Neanderthal Legacy: More Than Just a Relic When paleontologists unearthed the bones of a Neanderthal woman in Vindija ...

The large Harbin skull from China has been linked to Denisovans through DNA and ancient proteins. Fu et al. (2025) Take a walk in London’s Trafalgar Square this summer and wilting under the heat will ...

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi joins Hakeem to reveal a forgotten era when Homo sapiens coexisted with at least seven other human species. From Neanderthal culture to ancient DNA rewriting ...

Nearly 2 decades ago, DNA inside a pinkie finger bone found in a Siberian cave revealed the existence of what are now known as the Denisovans, an extinct close evolutionary cousin of Neanderthals and ...

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Deep in the Vârghiș Gorges, tucked away in the dark recesses of a cave, researchers have found the first evidence that Neanderthals used bone tools in Romania. From the Altai Mountains to the Atlantic ...

The scientific community has been on a Neanderthal hot streak lately, each new find broadening our idea of who our ancient ancestors really were. Turns out, they were a lot smarter, a lot friendlier, ...

Modern humans and Neanderthals may have shared more than land and genes. They may have also shared culture. Modern humans and Neanderthals may have shared more than territory, tools, and genes. New ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Neanderthals vanished roughly 42,000 years ago, but a piece of their biology appears to be quietly at work in some people today, according to a new study led by scientists from the Max Planck ...