An 80,000-year-old bone spear tip, unearthed in Russia, challenges previous assumptions about Neanderthal capabilities. This ...

Researchers have found that a spear tip carved from bone, unearthed from Russia in 2003, is as old as 80,000 years.

Several scientific studies confirm that both species coexisted for seven millennia and even reproduced among themselves.

Scientists have uncovered Neanderthal tools in a place we thought Neanderthals never went to. Learn what might explain this ...

Can Homo sapiens evolve into Homo spatius? For over 50 years now, we have been testing our human nature in our effort to conquer outer space, and still 30 years away from a possible human ...

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Changes in Earth's orbit have helped pace climatic change for millennia. Scientists are now trying to understand whether - and how - these changes remodeled the landscapes our ancient ancestors ...

The last common ancestor of both the Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis is now seen as Homo heidelbergensis, but what do we know about this enigmatic species of ancient humans? The discovery ...

However, Homo Sapiens managed to survive and a paper has revealed how. According to a study, Homo Sapiens used sunscreen, tailored clothes and caves to protect themselves from the event. A study ...

The study suggests that Homo sapiens survived — and ultimately thrived — by developing technologies like tailored clothing, sun-blocking ochre, and strategic cave use. Neanderthals ...