For tens of thousands of years, two species — Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans — shared vast landscapes.

At some point before our ancestors left Africa, they interbred with this unknown species, contributing to a long and complicated series of affairs between separate hominin lineages. The rest of this ...

Most people today have a little Neanderthal DNA sprinkled through their genome. These genomic signals are the telltale signs that overlapping populations of ancient anatomically modern humans and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the simplest explanation is often the most likely, then a new study suggests Neanderthal males and human females did what ...

A recent study published in Nature has unraveled new details about the relationships between early modern humans and Neanderthals in Europe, revealing genetic links and significant insights into the ...

A new analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from Neanderthal fossils suggests researchers may need to revisit when ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. If I tried to recap all the new fossils, new methods and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Neanderthal man at a human evolution exhibit at the Natural History Museum in London. There’s less Neanderthal DNA on humans’ X ...