Sharing the name of a legendary dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit," a Neanderthal now known as ...

Thorin — nicknamed after a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" — is also called the "last Neanderthal" because he may ...

Researchers uncover the DNA of Neanderthal "Thorin," revealing genetic isolation and inbreeding within his group.

Artificial intelligence is here already, it is tipped to own the future, but a new theory puts forward the case that AI “inbreeding” could lead to self-inflicted demise. From Google to ...

The movies forgot about this crucial backstory.

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

A new study posits a very surprising answer to one of history's great mysteries—what killed off the Neanderthals?

Captive tigers in the United States outnumber those living in the wild. The World Wildlife Federation estimates around 5,000 ...

Neanderthal remains recently discovered in a cave in France support well-known theory of why the Neanderthals became extinct, researchers behind a new study say.

Earlier this month, a mountain lion injured a young boy who was picnicking with his family at Malibu Creek State Park.

Satellite imagery and local data helped researchers assess how landscape features, such as watering holes and vegetation, ...