Some researchers say sunscreen and tailored clothing might have helped humans survive when Neanderthals went extinct.

Unexpected chemical traces in Neanderthal remains had previously led experts to suggest our long-extinct relatives were ...

Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed ...

Neanderthals loved eating maggots and were not the total carnivores people often believed they were, a study has found.

Maggot-infested meat likely provided Neanderthals and even some modern-day humans with a rich source of fat and nitrogen.

It has been claimed Neanderthals ate a huge amount of meat based on isotope ratios in their bones – but the explanation could ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into ...

A new study finds that Neanderthals likely ate decomposing meat crawling with maggots — and the chemical evidence in their ...

The evolutionary success of our species may have hinged on minute changes to our brain biochemistry after we diverged from ...

The evolutionary success of our species may have hinged on minute changes to our brain biochemistry after we diverged from ...

A chemical signature in Neanderthal remains that suggests voracious meat eating has long puzzled researchers. Now, new ...

Neanderthals in two nearby caves used different techniques when butchering animal carcasses in what is now Israel, according ...