Researchers have identified genes linked to tooth size and shape, including one likely inherited from our long-lost cousins.

This year, we learned that our Neanderthal cousins were a lot like us, despite treading their own path that ended in ...

Our ancestors maintained relationships with Neanderthals for 7,000 years after leaving Africa. As reported in the weekly ...

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help geneticists ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

PITX2 expression and Neanderthal-introgressed HS3ST3A1—that contribute to variations in tooth size among modern human ...

Scientists have spent years assembling evidence to fill out the intricate Neanderthal timeline from emergence to extinction, and the latest update has cemented a date for Neanderthal interbreeding ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those ...

But they differ in their methodology and offer their own unique contributions to the discussion surrounding humans’ Neanderthal ancestry. Research on the Nature paper was led by Johannes Krause ...

After modern humans left Africa, they met and interbred with Neanderthals, resulting in around 2–3% Neanderthal DNA that can ...

The new findings suggest that Manot Cave’s deepest chamber was likely a gathering space for rituals that enhanced social ...