A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

Recent discoveries provide new insights into why Neanderthals became extinct around 40,000 years ago. Specifically, a study ...

While the topic of this book might seem a little depressing, it is really a powerful wake-up call to all of us, based on the ...

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty was left speechless by her co-star Charlie Stayt after he made an off-the-cuff remark about ...

During Thursday's instalment of BBC Breakfast, hosts Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty were bringing people the latest ...

By editing the DNA of existing gray wolf cells to include some traits from long-extinct dire wolves (like their white hair and large size) and using them to create viable embryos with cloning ...

Less good is the fact that Neanderthal DNA can leave individuals predisposed to developing skin lesions called keratoses, ...

The discovery of archaic human jawbone shatters assumptions about the geographic limits of the Denisova hominin.

They crawled hesitantly, whimpered softly, and drank from baby bottles — a sight more akin to adorable white puppies than the controversial product of an unprecedented de-extinction initiative.

The existence of Denisovans was unknown until researchers in 2010 announced the discovery of their remains in Denisova Cave ...

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo ...