Â鶹´«Ã½

Neanderthals

Humans

David Reich: The truth about us, and where we come from

Harvard geneticist David Reich and his team are DNA testing the bones of ancient humans. Their explosive results are still coming in, but one thing is already certain: much of what we thought we knew about human history is simply wrong

Video
genome artwork

Humans

Traces of mystery ancient humans found lurking in our genomes

Features
An adult female Neanderthal hand and arm from the left side.

Humans

Neanderthals had dexterous hands that could have held tools like a pen

News

Humans

Neanderthal hand axes were also used as lighters for starting fires

News
skull

Humans

Asia’s mysterious role in the early origins of humanity

Features

Environment

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

News
Andy Serkis in Neanderthal make-up

Humans

Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?

Culture

Humans

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

News

Humans

DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

News

Earth

Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

Our extinct cousins the Neanderthals seem to have targeted cave bears, which were normally intimidating foes, while they were sleepy and weak from hibernating through the winter

News

Humans

Our ancestors mated with the mystery ‘Denisovan’ people – twice

News

Humans

Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

News

Environment

The tamed ape: were humans the first animal to be domesticated?

Features

Humans

Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

News