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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Analysis of early modern human genomes suggests that Neanderthal DNA was introduced to populations in Europe around 43,500 to ...

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 ...

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

Many people have a tiny slice of Neanderthal DNA, evidence of interbreeding between the species and ancient human ancestors. Two new studies suggest that interbreeding occurred during a limited ...

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