By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded ...

But the study, published Thursday in the journal Science, shows “that whenever Neanderthals and modern humans have mated, ...

Growing research – including ancient DNA technology – is changing the picture of human evolution and how our ancestors interacted with other human-like creatures.View on euronews ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

Fragments of DNA from long-extinct human relatives still circulate in modern genomes, and in some cases they do more than linger. They actively shape how people survive in extreme environments. The ...

Learn how sex-biased interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans explains why Neanderthal DNA is largely missing ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...