Modern human faces are surprisingly delicate compared with the jutting jaws and broad noses of our closest extinct cousins. The contrast is not just cosmetic, it reflects deep differences in growth, ...

While snooping around one of the world’s most remarkable archaeological sites, researchers peeled away layers of dusty earth to reveal a large, stony human face staring back at them. With further ...

While closely related, Neanderthals and modern humans split from our last common ancestor between 650,000 and 500,000 years ago and evolved into distinct species. Among other contrasts, Neanderthal ...