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

A study shows that interbreeding between the two species occurred primarily in one direction, and the origin of this bias is ...

For years, geneticists have wrestled with a curious absence: many modern people carry Neanderthal DNA, yet large stretches of the human X chromosome are almost empty of it. A new study argues that ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

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

DNA evidence suggests homo sapiens women more often paired with Neanderthal men, helping explain why Neanderthal genes are rare.

Perhaps human females found Neanderthal males to be high-status providers. Or perhaps Neanderthal society was “patrilocal” — meaning women moved to join the man’s family — while human society was the ...

New research into the interbreeding patterns between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens reveals that male Neanderthals primarily mated with female Homo sapiens. The findings challenge previous assumptions ...

A new radiocarbon reassessment has established that the so-called Lapedo child from central Portugal was buried approximately ...

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

When ​Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations already inhabiting the vast ...