Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.

If Neanderthal women mated with Homo sapiens or Denisovan men, there was a high risk of newborns having neonatal hemolytic disease.

Scientists analyze the blood groups of Denisovans and Neanderthals for the first time, leading to a better understanding of human evolution.

Researchers have found that Neanderthal DNA can affect our development, metabolism and immune systems.

Maba 1 also suffered trauma before death, but the specific cause of the trauma remains unknown.

Blood Type and Health The lack of variety in blood type within Neanderthals may have led them to their demise. While H. sapiens had wider diversity in blood types, which may have given them the immune ...

When modern humans journeyed out of Africa, a rapid evolution in their red blood cells may have helped them survive — but it may have also led to the eventual disappearance of Neanderthals, a new ...

Surprising new insights into the minds of this extinct human species suggest they may have been far more cultured than their outdated brutish reputation once suggested.

Neanderthals were more sophisticated and similar to humans than you might expect. For example, they created art and provided health care to one another.

The Neanderthal to whom the tooth belonged was probably a carnivore. Other chemical tracers indicate that this individual did not consume the blood of their prey, but ate the bone marrow without ...