When modern humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they crossed paths with Neanderthals. Over thousands ...

New study uses DNA evidence to challenge claims that humans arrived in Sahul 65,000 years ago, pointing to a later migration ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

A new study has found that a gene variant inherited from Neanderthals still affects the muscles of some people living ...

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

Researchers at La Trobe University, Australia, and the University of Utah, U.S., report that recent DNA findings challenge claims of a 65,000-year-old human arrival in Sahul—the ancient paleocontinent ...

However, here is where I get confused: My DNA test also showed that I have 2.6 percent Neanderthal ancestry. The testing service 23andMe states on the Web page explaining my results that the ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Study of rotting human cadavers hints that a puzzling chemical marker in Neanderthal remains could be from eating the larvae.