Posted by Emma Woollacott
Just like us, Neanderthals were mostly right-handed, new research has confirmed - possibly indicating a capacity for language.
Posted by Emma Woollacott
A mysterious sister species to Neanderthals once roamed Africa, interbreeding with human ancestors.
Posted by Emma Woollacott
The well-known cave paintings at El Castillo in Northern Spain possibly weren't produced by modern humans at all, say scientists, but by Neanderthals.
Posted by Kate Taylor
European Neanderthals were on the verge of extinction even before moderns humans arrived on the scene, a DNA analysis has shown.
