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 ...

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

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

Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females—like males—have antlers. A study of ...

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.

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 ...