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

Two teams using different methods both conclude that humans and Neanderthals had children together starting roughly 50,000 ...

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

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

A study suggests that by the time H. sapiens expanded, the differentiation between the two species had progressed to the ...

While Neanderthals and modern humans lived together in Europe for only a relatively short time, two separate studies found ...

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

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

Humans and relatives evolved larger brains through gradual changes within species, not sudden leaps. This study challenges ...

HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East ...

Chinese scientists have discovered dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, which are the earliest ones found in ...