The Neanderthal genome sequence reveals that humans and Neanderthals interbred, but to a limited degree.

May 19, 2010 - Jayne Wilkins

While early brain development in the two species is similar, major differences occur later and point to significant divergence in brain function.

Nov 10, 2010 - Jenny Ashford

Recent studies are reversing previous ideas about the relationship between Neanderthal man and Homo sapiens.

Mar 30, 2011 - Zoe Bianchi

Neanderthals made tools, cooked food, and formed social groups. Denisovans lived in the Asia. Both interbred with humans.

Jan 20, 2011 - Gina Barrett Putt

Fossils from Spain indicate Neanderthals ate one another to stave off starvation, or simply as a cultural norm.

May 10, 2011 - Jenny Ashford

DNA samples extracted from Neanderthals indicates they mated with humans about 80,000 years ago. The implications challenge previous views of evolution.

May 27, 2010 - Alison Lee

New research shows that Neanderthals shared more genetic variants with present-day humans in Eurasia than with present-day humans in sub-Saharan Africa.

May 6, 2010 - Valerie Williamson

Neanderthals or Homo neanderthalensis appeared between 250,000 and 30,000 years ago and the dwelled in an area bordered by Britain on the west and Iraq in the east

Aug 20, 2008 - Richard DeWayne Morris

Spend an educational family day out with the Neanderthal man in the German historic landmark, near Dusseldorf, where the fossil skeleton was discovered in 1856.

Nov 6, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

Neanderthals disappeared about 30,000 years ago, but the cause was making love, not war.

Jan 31, 2011 - Jeanine Czaja

Neanderthal skeletal remains found from the 1957-61 excavations of the Shanidar Cave in Iraq from 60,000 years ago are missing and the cave is in danger of destruction.

Jan 21, 2010 - Paula I. Nielson

Homo sapiens were the first modern humans. Their early advances in technology and culture helped them adapt and thrive in a changing world.

May 15, 2010 - Mark Giffen

New genetic research independently confirms what some earlier studies suggested, that early modern humans leaving Africa met and mated with Neanderthals.

Jul 17, 2011 - Robert Adler

The history of Ventas de Zafarraya and its spectacular Pass in the mountains north of Vélez-Málaga has been eventful. It marks the start of a lovely walk.

Aug 6, 2010 - Martin Oldfield

Researchers using experimental archaeology have proved that previous theories about Neanderthal cognitive abilities in respect of toolmaking are incorrect.

Feb 24, 2012 - Valerie Williamson

The Neanderthals were capable predators and existed on a protein diet ranging from dolphin to dead animals.

Nov 9, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

Prior to the migration of Indo-Iranians into the area in the 2nd millennium B.C.E., there were other peoples inhabiting the area of Greater Iran.

Feb 10, 2010 - Paula I. Nielson

Human cultures have evolved much more quickly than seems biologically possible.

Jun 11, 2009 - John Blatchford

The menopause is not a by-product of a longer life, but has evolved because of its survival benefits: the "grandmother hypothesis" and other theories.

Dec 17, 2011 - Eva Goes

Working in Germany's Neanderthal, coincidentally meaning "New Man Valley", mine workers made the first significant discovery of Neanderthal remains in 1856.

Feb 17, 2011 - Kevin Schindler