When the two species got together tens of thousands of years ago, the hookups may have often involved a male Neanderthal and a female human, according to a new study. The findings, described February ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

A study shows that interbreeding between the two species occurred primarily in one direction, and the origin of this bias is ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

Genomic analysis shows that interbreeding between female Neanderthals and human males was less common than the opposite ...

Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite ...

A new Neanderthal DNA study suggests interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals favored pairings of female humans ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

LONDON (Reuters) - Far from wiping out Neanderthals overnight, modern humans rubbed along with their shorter and stockier cousins for thousands of years, giving plenty of time for the two groups to ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

A new study suggests preeclampsia, a deadly pregnancy disorder, may have contributed to Neanderthal extinction.