Gene flow chart formulated through mathematical modeling suggests that modern humans absorbed Neanderthals through ...

For over a century, we’ve told ourselves a comfortable evolutionary story about our species. Neanderthals were hanging around ...

Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children could have led to pregnancy complications and the eventual end of the species ...

By comparing the human and Neanderthal genomes, the researchers discovered only three single-letter differences in a short ...

D espite being almost genetically identical to modern humans, Neanderthals had much chunkier faces, with big noses, ...

Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

Just a few Neanderthal DNA tweaks boosted facial gene activity, revealing how ancient genetics still shape human faces today.

Turns out we have a lot more in common with Neanderthals than we thought. In a stunning breakthrough, researchers at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have mapped the ...