Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

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

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded ...

Early mammalian ancestors were nocturnal, sleeping during the day while the dinosaurs dominated the land. However, some mammalian lineages, including human ancestors, independently transitioned to ...

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

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

Gene therapy has been successfully used to treat a number of diseases, including immune deficiencies, hereditary blindness, ...