For decades, scientists have been captivated by the enigma of Neanderthals. These ancient relatives of modern humans have ...

Humans and Neanderthals were mingling some 45,000 years ago — and new DNA research has revealed exactly how our long lost ...

Research shows a link between Zlatý kůň and Ranis, early European modern humans who retained African traits, lacked ...

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

Neanderthals interbred with modern humans 47,000 years ago, passing down DNA that still exists in many modern-day people, ...

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 ...

A new study says Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago.

The Neanderthal DNA found in modern human genomes has long raised questions about ancient interbreeding. New studies offer a ...

Most of us have Neanderthal ancestors, and now scientists how revealed important details about how their DNA shape us today.

Anthropologists have long known that the groups interbred before Neanderthals went extinct about 40,000 years ago, but two ...

But when muscles and skin are put back on the bone, even virtually, the similarities between Neanderthals and humans are apparent, and their long history of interbreeding is not surprising.

Even though DNA research has shown that all modern-day human populations ... Related: Lucy's last day: What the iconic fossil reveals about our ancient ancestor's last hours Neanderthals lived in ...