The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

Groundbreaking research finds that Neanderthals experienced a severe population crash 110,000 years ago, challenging past ...

Modern genetic studies show that up to 4% of human DNA comes from Neanderthals—and some of those ancient genes affect how our ...

In their new study an international team led by the University of Vienna reports the discovery and extraction of ancient DNA ...

Researchers have long been attempting to piece together the trek of Neanderthals from Europe into Asia around the Middle and ...

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient ...

Researchers discovered Neanderthal DNA at a site in Crimea, revealing genetic and cultural links to Asian populations.

Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but not through war or murder alone. A new study suggests that when the two species interbred, a slow-acting genetic incompatibility increased ...

A 45,000-year-old Neanderthal bone found in Crimea shows ancient humans traveled thousands of miles, linking Europe and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. When early modern humans encountered Neanderthals and Denisovans, these archaic humans contributed DNA to our genomes. But how many archaic human ...