Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.

Research shows a link between Zlatý kůň and Ranis, early European modern humans who retained African traits, lacked Neandertal ancestry.

Researchers analyzed remains from two distinct groups of early modern humans found in Bulgaria and Czechia. The Bulgarian group may have interbred with Neanderthals twice, while t