New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

Groundbreaking research finds that Neanderthals experienced a severe population crash 110,000 years ago, challenging past ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

Modern genetic studies show that up to 4% of human DNA comes from Neanderthals—and some of those ancient genes affect how our ...

Scientists found that one tiny DNA change in the NOVA1 gene helped modern humans resist lead exposure that harmed Neanderthals.

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient ...

A 45,000-year-old Neanderthal bone found in Crimea shows ancient humans traveled thousands of miles, linking Europe and ...

Researchers have long been attempting to piece together the trek of Neanderthals from Europe into Asia around the Middle and ...

In their new study an international team led by the University of Vienna reports the discovery and extraction of ancient DNA ...

Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but not through war or murder alone. A new study suggests that when the two species interbred, a slow-acting genetic incompatibility increased ...

Researchers discovered Neanderthal DNA at a site in Crimea, revealing genetic and cultural links to Asian populations.

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...