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

A team of natural scientists, musculoskeletal specialists, and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several institutions ...

They have both ancient and modern traits – a finding that could challenge ‘out of Africa’ theory of human evolution, ...

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

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans ...

The oldest genomes ever recovered from modern humans have helped pin down when and how the momentous mingling of two hominins ...

About 650,000 years ago, modern humans diverged from Neanderthals and Denisovans. Interbreeding events have occurred more than once, providing opportunities for shared genetic traits. At least one ...