New research on the inner ear morphology of Neanderthals and their ancestors challenges the widely accepted theory that ...

DASH – a diet heavy with whole grains, fruit, nuts and vegetables – surfaced 20 years ago and vanished from view. While it ...

The Enigmatic Neanderthals Neanderthals are a fascinating subject of study, often depicted as cavemen in ancient tales. But who were they really? Living in Eurasia until approximately 40,000 years ago ...

Scientists uncovered how ancient blood groups helped Homo sapiens as compared to Neanderthals in their survival and spread worldwide. Image:Le Moustier’s 1920s art reconstruction of Neanderthals.

The idea that Neanderthals and some ancestral populations of Homo sapiens interbred has gained traction over the past two decades. However, this theory is primarily supported by statistical approaches ...

How different are we from Neanderthals? The answer is “not as much as we used to think”. Or, to put it another way, the more we learn about this group of archaic humans, the more similarities ...

Almost two centuries after the first Neanderthal was discovered, we are still learning a great deal about our ancient relatives. Neanderthals weren't the cave-dwelling, knuckle-dragging brutes ...

Treating hypothyroidism typically involves taking medication that helps increase thyroid hormone levels, but a well-balanced diet is also important. Although changing your diet won't cure ...

A group of researchers did just that, by analyzing genetic information from three groups of Early Man — most recently Neanderthal and Homo sapiens (earlier work also included Denisovans, an extinct ...

The Mediterranean diet has continuously shown benefits for overall health. Researchers at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans recently discovered that the diet is linked to ...