Prehistoric people may have used throwing spears to hunt large animals 300,000 years ago – and perhaps as far back as 2 million years ago. A new analysis of preserved wooden spears indicates ...

Also not clear is whether Neanderthals and Denisovans communicated differently from humans, but researchers increasingly think there were few differences in the species’ cognitive abilities.

The official National News agency reported the “enemy drone struck a vehicle… in the town of Ayta ash-Shab,” near the southern border. An IDF statement said the Hezbollah member was ...

It enabled information sharing, coordinated activities, and knowledge transfer, setting us apart from extinct hominids like Neanderthals and Denisovans. A study published in Nature Communications ...

Lebanese media report an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the village of Aita ash-Sha'ab in southern Lebanon. One man, identified as the mayor of Ayta ash-Shaab's son, was killed.

Notably, this human-specific variant is absent in Neanderthals and Denisovans, our closest extinct human relatives. “This gene is part of a sweeping evolutionary change in early modern humans and ...

It is identified as a member of the Denisovan group, which was initially discovered in the Denisova Cave located in Kazakhstan. Other bone has been found linking this “ghost” race with Neanderthals ...