A new genetic study suggests humans developed language at least 135,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...

Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

Ben and his mother decided to email photos of the “shiny flint rock” from the beach to the curator of archaeology at the museum — who informed them that it was actually a Neanderthal hand ax.

he recognized it immediately as an expert as Neanderthal axes have a distinct shape: small and dark two-sided flints, he explained to Live Science. He invited Ben and his family to the museum, so ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

New study challenges the theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered some evidence of Neanderthal habitation during their recent survey conducted in ...