When scientists examined the incredibly well-preserved skeleton of a Neanderthal infant from an Israeli cave, they were in for a surprise. The baby, known as Amud 7, was only about six months old when ...

The basic outline of the interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals is now well established. The two came in contact as modern humans began their major expansion out of Africa, which occurred ...

Two recent studies suggest that the gene flow (as the young people call it these days) between Neanderthals and our species happened during a short period sometime between 50,000 and 43,500 years ago.