Neanderthal DNA study reveals surprising partner preference

But the study, published Thursday in the journal Science, shows “that whenever Neanderthals and modern humans have mated, ...

Neanderthal men may have chosen human women more often, reshaping human history: DNA study suggests

A new Neanderthal DNA study suggests interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals favored pairings of female humans ...
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A genetic analysis reveals new details on ancient couplings between humans and Neanderthals

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

Scientists analyzed the genomes of an ancient culture—and rewrote the history of Europe

A study of ancient human DNA from a wetland region in Belgium, western Germany, and the Netherlands yielded surprising ...
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Ghost lineages: The ancient DNA hiding in our genes today?

Fragments of DNA from long-extinct human relatives still circulate in modern genomes, and in some cases they do more than linger. They actively shape how people survive in extreme environments. The ...
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Nuclear DNA from sediments helps unlock ancient human history

The field of ancient DNA has revealed important aspects of human evolutionary past, including relationships with Denisovans and Neandertals. These studies have relied on DNA from bones and ...