BAFFLED scientists have unearthed the world’s oldest human DNA in Europe – with a key part of our history and family tree unlocked. In a cave under a medieval castle, 13 bone fragments ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that Neanderthals and modern humans (Homo sapiens) interbred for a period of around 7,000 ...

Researchers have recovered the oldest known DNA from modern humans in Europe, unearthing a mysterious and extinct branch of ...

Areas such as skin pigmentation, immune system response, and metabolism have been specifically influenced by Neanderthal genetic material. Concurrently, in a move responding to global security issues, ...

Ben Witten found an unusual rock on an English beach when he was 6. It turned out to be an exceedingly rare hand ax made by Neanderthals, tens of thousands of years ago.

Scientists have recovered the oldest human DNA in Europe, revealing a lost branch of the human family tree that mixed with ...

New research has pinpointed when Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, providing precise estimates showcasing how Neanderthal DNA influences human traits like skin pigmentation, immune response, ...

Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday.

Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday, a ...

Most of us have Neanderthal ancestors, and now scientists how revealed important details about how their DNA shape us today.

A study suggests that by the time H. sapiens expanded, the differentiation between the two species had progressed to the ...