The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

But the study, published Thursday in the journal Science, shows “that whenever Neanderthals and modern humans have mated, ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

When the two species got together tens of thousands of years ago, the hookups may have often involved a male Neanderthal and a female human, according to a new study. The findings, described February ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

Learn how sex-biased interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans explains why Neanderthal DNA is largely missing ...

A new genetic study reveals that ancient humans and Neanderthals frequently interbred, with female humans more often mating ...

Neanderthals died out some 30,000 years ago, but their genes live on within many of us. African people have very little Neanderthal DNA because their ancestors didn't make the trip through Eurasia, ...