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 ... fleshing out the face using a chart ...

“By including fossils from a wide geographical and temporal range, we were able to capture a comprehensive picture of Neanderthal evolution,” explained study co-author Mercedes Conde-Valverde ...

The researchers estimate that the skulls are about 430,000 years old—the oldest specimens with Neanderthal features to be found thus far, according to Arsuaga. “We now have a reliable minimum age for ...

A new genomic study in Science encompassing more than 300 genomes spanning the last 50,000 years has revealed how a single wave of Neanderthal gene flow into early modern humans left an indelible ...

Evidence points to a combination of both models, indicating a gradual but occasionally punctuated evolution. Related Stories ・Neanderthals and modern humans interbred 50,000 years ago ・Early ...