Neanderthal DNA study reveals surprising partner preference - This intriguing discovery raises significant questions about the nature of these prehistoric interactions ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

If more human females mated with Neanderthal males than the other way around, over thousands of years you would expect to see ...

The researchers also found that Neanderthals had far more human DNA on their X chromosomes than expected. This confirms the ...

By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded ...

For decades, the disappearance of Neanderthals has been explained through dramatic stories of sudden extinction. Some theories suggested they were hunted, others that they starved when climates ...

Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago.

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia. Genomic research by members of Sarah Tishkoff's lab at the University of ...

A 2026 study finds sex-biased interbreeding, not genetic incompatibility, likely explains why Neanderthal DNA is scarce on the human X chromosome.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...