Cutting-edge genetics research reveals a startling legacy embedded in our DNA.

When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors before mysteriously going extinct. As a result, many people alive today share up ...

For instance, it has been argued that as the modern human Y chromosome replaced the Neanderthal equivalent, Neanderthal males became sterile. Other research suggests that human genes might have messed ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals ...

The first complete genetic portrait of a so‑called “last Neanderthal” is forcing scientists to redraw the map of our origins, from who we met to how we survived. Instead of a simple story of ...

Neanderthals may have never truly gone extinct, according to new research – at least not in the genetic sense. A new mathematical model has explored a fascinating scenario in which Neanderthals ...

Gene variants in red blood cell function may have doomed the hybrid babies of Neanderthals and modern humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...