This week, a 5-year-old child who lived 140,000 years ago is the earliest evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and ...

The Neanderthal DNA found in modern human genomes has long raised questions about ancient interbreeding. New studies offer a timeline of when that occurred and when ancient humans left Africa.

The Neanderthal DNA found in modern human genomes has long raised questions about ancient interbreeding. New studies offer a timeline of when that occurred and when ancient humans left Africa.

Research into hundreds of genomes spanning 50,000 years of human history indicates that early modern humans and Neanderthals interbred in a relatively narrow time window, shedding light on the ...

The knowledge that our ancient human ancestors successfully mated with Neanderthals (and some other hominin species) is not new. The impacts of such interbreeding, however, are still coming to light.

Two teams using different methods both conclude that humans and Neanderthals had children together starting roughly 50,000 years ago. Two teams using different methods both conclude that humans ...

Researchers Track Down When Neanderthals and Early Modern Humans Interbred Using Ancient Genomes Two studies came to a similar conclusion, highlighting a single, sustained event of mixing DNA. The ...

In a nutshell All modern humans share DNA from two ancient populations that split 1.5 million years ago and reunited through interbreeding about 300,000 years ago. The genetic mixture is ...

A study of a handful of 300,000-year-old teeth revealed an ancient human group had a mix of archaic and modern tooth features.