• Newsletters
  • Gift Membership
Logo Logo
Take Scroll With You Download the app to read our award-winning journalism on the go and stay up-to-date with our notifications.
Get the app Get the app
ANDROID iOS
  • Home
  • Common Ground
  • The India Fix
  • Eco India
  • The Latest
  • The Reel
  • Magazine
  • Video
  • Trending
    • UK’s new rules for international students will worsen university finances
    • Long shunned as too explicit, an Indian music genre is rising from the margins
    • ‘I was astonished’: Valmik Thapar (1952–2025) on spotting one of his beloved tigers in the wild
    • The hypocrisy of India’s brutal deportations
    • When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims
    • Ramachandra Guha: Trump’s attack on US universities are a tragedy for the entire world
    • Pune student arrested for social media post ‘hurting religious sentiments’
    • From the archives: How Raj Khosla and Guru Dutt struck up an instant friendship
    • ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side
    • How case against Muslim teen accused of ‘love jihad’ fell apart in UP court
    • Nature, who needs it? A writing adventure with Ranjit Hoskote at the Himalayan Writing Retreat
    • Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline
  • Sections
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • India
    • World
    • Film and TV
    • Music
    • Books and Ideas
    • Business and Economy
    • Science and Technology
    • In Pictures
    • Announcements
    • Bookshop
    • The Field
    • Pulse
    • Elections 2024

Neanderthals

  • A DNA study provides a rare glimpse into the close-knit family structure of a Neanderthal community

    A DNA study provides a rare glimpse into the close-knit family structure of a Neanderthal community

    Laurits Skov, The Conversation Richard 'Bert' Roberts, The Conversation
    · Oct 21, 2022 · 11:30 pm
  • How a handful of prehistoric geniuses led humanity’s technological revolution

    How a handful of prehistoric geniuses led humanity’s technological revolution

    Nicholas R Longrich, The Conversation
    · Jan 07, 2022 · 11:30 pm
  • In a first, a new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel

    In a first, a new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel

    Michelle Langley, The Conversation
    · Jul 19, 2021 · 09:30 pm
  • A new extinct human species found in China may replace Neanderthals as our closest relatives

    A new extinct human species found in China may replace Neanderthals as our closest relatives

    Anthony Sinclair, The Conversation
    · Jun 28, 2021 · 07:30 pm
  • What a Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia tells us about the history of human migration

    What a Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia tells us about the history of human migration

    Joshua Allan Lindal, The Conversation Mirjana Roksandic, The Conversation
    · Apr 26, 2019 · 11:30 pm
  • How eyebrows may have played a crucial role in human survival

    How eyebrows may have played a crucial role in human survival

    Penny Spikins, The Conversation
    · Apr 11, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • When did we first become ‘human’? Neanderthal cave art discovered in Spain may hold the answer

    When did we first become ‘human’? Neanderthal cave art discovered in Spain may hold the answer

    Chris Standish, The Conversation Alistair Pike, The Conversation
    · Feb 25, 2018 · 11:30 pm