Learn how interbreeding with Neanderthals may have bolstered our immune systems.

There's a good chance you've heard of Neanderthals when it comes to ancient human species, but they aren't the only ones who ...

The research in the *American Journal of Biological Anthropology* suggests Neanderthals at Cova de l'Arbreda alternated ...

Indeed important differences have been found between Neanderthals and modern humans in their life history and demography, including faster growth and possibly shorter life expectancy in ...

High in Iraq’s Zagros Mountains, Shanidar Cave revealed a tender side of Neanderthal life. The burial of Shanidar 4, a male skeleton found surrounded by wildflower pollen, sparked theories about ...

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it was concluded that early humans and Neanderthals reached their peak interbreeding period around 47,000 years ago. The height of this interbreeding was not "exceptional trysts but a way of life ...

Neanderthals mixed with humans, leaving their genetic imprints on our genomes even to this day. Laura is the archaeology and Life's Little Mysteries editor at Live Science. She also reports on ...

Illustration of an encounter between a group of Neanderthals (black) and a group of modern humans (red, top row) with offspring showing recent Neanderthal ancestry (red, bottom row), imagined as a ...

New research reveals how genes inherited from Neanderthals and critical developmental markers like PITX2 influence tooth size, shedding light on human evolution and genetic diversity. Study ...

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