Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.

Bill Ervolino has spent January trying to figure out why people are so overweight in the first place. And he believes he has cracked the code.

About 8,500 years ago, a 5'6" man with size 11 feet walked along the Severn Estuary at 2.6 miles per hour carrying a heavy load on his right shoulder. Archaeologists deduced all this from a series of ...

A 6-year-old’s beach find turns out to be a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal hand axe, now displayed in Worthing Museum.

Tens of thousands of years ago, an extraordinary chapter in the story of humanity unfolded. Two distinct branches of the human family tree—modern humans and Neanderthals—crossed paths in a meeting ...

Around 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals living in what we now call France crafted tool handles using a special sticky substance ...

27/12/2024 … It was never going to trump the Gavin and Stacey finale , but the return of Outnumbered after eight years was still a low-key pleasure.

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is expected to be visible in the sky over the UK tonight, and here's how you can make sure you get ...

September 2025 - 9 days for £5,395 per person. Embark on a captivating journey through time as you explore key Neanderthal ...

Learn how interbreeding with Neanderthals may have bolstered our immune systems.

Researchers have identified a novel genetic risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, providing new insights into the virus' ability to invade human cells. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that spreads COVID-19.

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...