Imagine standing face-to-face with a Neanderthal, looking into eyes that reflect a world both alien and achingly familiar.

Though the Neanderthal DNA may appear minute, it has left discernible traces on certain traits in modern humans. Some of ...

“And what’s really exciting is that even though there was this broader scope of traits that was considered, they point to effects of Neanderthal DNA on similar systems to what’s been seen previously.” ...

Not necessarily, and the only true way to find out is through a DNA test. But Metro has rounded up some traits which could signify you have Neanderthal ancestry. It’s not a common consideration ...

To investigate the archaic ancestry of the living human population, Akey and Vernot set to work searching for Neanderthal DNA in modern genomes. They developed a statistical approach to identify ...

Left to right: Comparison of Neanderthal and recent human skulls ... evolve more quickly and spread more easily within and between species than traits based on anatomy and DNA. In addition, ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

The research used genetic sleuthing to offer a rare snapshot of Neanderthal family dynamics — including a father and his teenage daughter who lived together in Siberia more than 50,000 years ago.

"We can identity Neanderthal elements and Denisovan elements" in the DNA of some people alive today, said Tsutaya. Scientists still don't know exactly why Denisovans went extinct. "We have so ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology compared facial development in humans, Neanderthals, and chimpanzees ... helps us better understand how species-specific traits ...

Even though the exact anatomical traits of the hominins at these sites vary—from modern Homo sapiens to archaic Neanderthal-like forms—their tools and practices speak a common cultural language.