Humans and Neanderthals were mingling some 45,000 years ago — and new DNA research has revealed exactly how our long lost cousins helped in Human’s success. Neanderthals, who were a group of archaic humans that lived in Eurasia before going extinct,

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.

Surviving Neanderthal genes in the modern genome tell a story of thousands of years of interactions. Recent DNA studies have refined the period when Neanderthals and modern humans interbred to a span of about 7,

Research shows a link between Zlatý kůň and Ranis, early European modern humans who retained African traits, lacked Neandertal ancestry.

For decades, scientists have been captivated by the enigma of Neanderthals. These ancient relatives of modern humans have long been a subject of intense study and speculation. Now, groundbreaking research led by Joshua Akey,