By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded ...

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

Victoria dives into why we, Homo sapiens, are the only remaining species of the genus Homo, considering genetics, disease and competition.

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

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

Thin stretches of the human X chromosome look oddly empty when you scan for Neanderthal DNA. Geneticists even have a name for the gaps: “Neanderthal deserts.

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

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

In a study published in Nature Communications, Mayo Clinic researchers have identified specific DNA-level changes in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using advanced biological ...

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 ...

Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don't know ...