Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.

There has been some incredible research into the role this DNA plays in modern human neurodevelopment, so here's an overview ...

Scientists uncovered how ancient blood groups helped Homo sapiens as compared to Neanderthals in their survival and spread ...

The Enigmatic Neanderthals Neanderthals are a fascinating subject of study, often depicted as cavemen in ancient tales. But ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

Neanderthal blood types may have made them ill-equipped to deal with infectious diseases.

Researchers from the University of Aix-Marseille studied the genomes of several ancient individuals—Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo sapiens. The study reveals that Neanderthals possessed a ...

For this research, the team sequenced the genes of three groups of hominids: Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo sapiens. Their goal was to study the antigens present on the surface of red blood cells, ...

Look at the DNA of most people living outside of Africa today, and you'll see that tens of thousands of years ago, early modern humans mated with Neanderthals and had babies. Exactly how and when ...

When Homo neanderthalensis ... Briones downloaded the entire Neanderthal genome from samples found in the Chagyrskaya cave in Russia. “These samples were collected with great care to avoid ...

This Rh variant — a type of RhD, another red blood cell antigen — is not compatible with the variants the team found in the ...

The idea that Neanderthals and some ancestral populations of Homo sapiens interbred has gained traction over ... Hybridization signals observed in ancient DNA could also be false positives, ...