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, a ...

A new study says Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago.

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

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

Read the full story here. Hidden in many people’s genetic codes is a mystery that has long intrigued scientists — a tiny ...

Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense these close cousins of our species are not gone. Their ...

“It suggests that hybrid individuals who had Neanderthal DNA in these regions were substantially less fit, likely to due to ...

The Neanderthal DNA found in modern human genomes has long raised questions about ancient interbreeding. New studies offer a ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

Analysis of early modern human genomes suggests that Neanderthal DNA was introduced to populations in Europe around 43,500 to ...

Neanderthals interbred with modern humans 47,000 years ago, passing down DNA that still exists in many modern-day people, ...