Neanderthals, our distant cousins, first appeared in Eurasia around 400,000 years ago. They’ve long been portrayed as sturdy, but brutish and dim-witted: the ultimate caveman. But ever since the ...

Despite all of this attention, many viewers may not know who is actually behind the hairy exterior and what they look like when not playing a Neanderthal. We take a look at what the Geico caveman ...

We often associate the word “caveman” with crude simplicity. But based on a new finding — the first ever evidence of Neanderthals' ability to extract tar from plants — maybe we should, instead, use it ...

Compared with the gregarious nature of modern humans, Neanderthal communities appear to have been surprisingly insular, according to past research, keeping to themselves more often than not.

Recent archaeological findings have revealed a fascinating aspect of Neanderthal behavior: their penchant for collecting. Researchers have unearthed a collection of 15 marine fossils, which seem ...

Primitive Sponge also looks way more Neanderthal, while SpongeGar is of your more humanoid caveman variety. The mix-up has had SpongeGar attracting far more search traffic than Primitive Sponge ...

Recent archaeological findings have revealed a fascinating aspect of Neanderthal behavior: their penchant for collecting. Researchers have unearthed a collection of 15 marine fossils, which seem to be ...

Cut into a Gibraltar cliff face overlooking the Alboran Sea, a cave opening leads back in time to one of the earliest manufacturing sites on the planet—a Neanderthal-built tar distillation oven ...