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

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

Most people today have a little Neanderthal DNA sprinkled through their genome. Exactly what these interactions looked like is a mystery, but a new study suggests that when our species and ...

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

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

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

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

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

When the two species got together tens of thousands of years ago, the hookups may have often involved a male Neanderthal and a female human, according to a new study. The findings, described February ...

For years, geneticists have wrestled with a curious absence: many modern people carry Neanderthal DNA, yet large stretches of the human X chromosome are almost empty of it. A new study argues that ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.