Neanderthals

A visitor looks at El Neandertal Emplumado, a scientific recreation of the face of a Neanderthal who lived some 50,000 years ago by Italian scientist Fabio Fogliazza, at the Museum of Human Evolution in Burgos, Spain, on June 10th, 2014.
News in Brief

New Research Shows That Neanderthals Were Artists

We always assumed humans were the only species to create art. It now seems we were wrong.

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Social Justice

Electronic Health Records Could Change Genetics

A study of Neanderthal genes demonstrates the research power of electronic health records.

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Environment

How Our Understanding of Neanderthals Has Dramatically—and Rapidly—Shifted

The discovery of an ancient man with a recent Neanderthal ancestor illustrates how quickly the science of Stone Age humans has changed.