Neanderthals had a taste for fat, and they worked hard to get it. Long before humans built cities or invented writing, these ...

Whole genome data from autistic individuals, their families and other participants suggests that certain Neanderthal variants could be associated with autism.

What we eat helps shape who we are. That’s why paleoanthropologists are so fascinated by ancient diets; they hold clues to ...

Neanderthals who lived 130,000 years ago crafted their tools from the bones of one of their deadliest predators.