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

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

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic analysis. Scientists know that Neanderthals and humans mated because there ...

Neanderthal males had a tendency to mate with human females, new research suggests.

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