Many species of animals go through mass migrations, but there’s likely no species on Earth that has migrated to more ...

The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is already known to have helped us adapt to eating carbs. It encodes amylase, an ...

A man is taken away by police officers during a demonstration by right-wing groups in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP) ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe. Like any good research, these genomes lead to more ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those ...

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 ...

New research has pinpointed when Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, providing precise estimates showcasing how Neanderthal DNA influences human traits like skin pigmentation, immune response, ...

NEW YORK — Neanderthals and humans probably mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. Researchers analyzed ancient genes to pinpoint the time ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. Researchers analyzed ancient genes to pinpoint the ...

“These studies underscore how having even a few ancient genomes provides powerful perspective that enabled the authors to refine our understanding of human migration and Neanderthal introgression.