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

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

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

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

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

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

The excavation of Manot Cave in Israel has uncovered ritual sites from 35,000 years ago and evidence of Neanderthal-human ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...