Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those ...

For decades, scientists have been captivated by the enigma of Neanderthals. These ancient relatives of modern humans have ...

New research reveals that gene flow from Neanderthals has left a lasting imprint on modern human genomes. Non-African ...

Surviving Neanderthal genes in the modern genome tell a story of thousands of years of interactions. Recent DNA studies have ...

A new study says Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago.

New research refines the timeline of interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals, showing it began about 50,500 ...

She works at Great Basin and Death Valley, Lake Mead and Santa Monica Mountains national recreation areas, and Tule Springs ...

The Neanderthal DNA found in modern human genomes has long raised questions about ancient interbreeding. New studies offer a ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

Ancient DNA research suggests that our non-African ancestors mixed with Neandertals about 50,000 years ago, resulting in one ...

Experimental evolution is the use of laboratory or controlled field manipulations to investigate evolutionary processes. It usually makes use of organisms with rapid generation times and small ...