Gene flow chart formulated through mathematical modeling suggests that modern humans absorbed Neanderthals through ...

Learn about a new mathematical model that suggests Neanderthals never went extinct and, instead, became modern humans.

Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some ...

New research suggests Neanderthals didn't face a sudden extinction but were gradually absorbed into the growing human ...

Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right ...

Scientists have uncovered a genetic variant, inherited from Neanderthals, that may limit athletic performance. The mutation is thought to affect roughly 8% of modern-day Europeans and influences the ...

Lab-grown brainlike organoids altered with an ancient gene began to look and behave differently. The experiments help show how the human brain has... 'Minibrains' With A Neanderthal Gene Offer Hints ...

D espite being almost genetically identical to modern humans, Neanderthals had much chunkier faces, with big noses, ...

Just a few Neanderthal DNA tweaks boosted facial gene activity, revealing how ancient genetics still shape human faces today.

Five variants of a lipid transporter gene associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes among Mexicans and other Latin Americans are also seen in a Neanderthal genome sequence, ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have produced the first direct evidence that parts of our brains implicated in mental disorders may be shaped by a "residual echo" from ...