A study from U.S. and Chinese researchers suggests Neanderthals and early modern humans probably had similar cognitive ...

Scientists are fleshing out their understanding of Neanderthals by analyzing a Neanderthal tooth. The dental analysis is ...

A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar contains evidence of a cavity removal procedure, offering fresh insight into these early ...

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

The discovery centres on a single molar that is around 59,000 years old.

Thin stretches of the human X chromosome look oddly empty when you scan for Neanderthal DNA. Geneticists even have a name for the gaps: “Neanderthal deserts.” They sit there like blank tape in an ...

Now, new research published in the journal PLOS One indicates that they were capable of complex dental interventions, which ...

Researchers unearthed a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar that shows signs of dental surgery, a discovery that pushes back ...

Nearly 60,000 years ago, Neanderthals used stone drills and toothpicks to treat cavities in the first recorded dental procedure.