Scientists have identified at least three events where genes from distinct Denisovan populations mixed with human DNA, ...

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

But many questions remain that these papers don’t address. It’s still unclear how subsequent human interbreeding with archaic human species may have contributed to variation in the amount of ...

New research reveals that gene flow from Neanderthals has left a lasting imprint on modern human genomes. Non-African ...

Ancient genomes reveal a narrow time window for Neanderthal and human interbreeding, raising new questions about their shared ...

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

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

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

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

Even after our successful interbreeding with Neanderthals, our population of Europe wasn't without hitches. Those first ...

New research refines the timeline of interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals, showing it began about 50,500 ...