When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...
Pleistocene humans were more than happy to get into bed with Neanderthals and Denisovans, which is why most of us now carry ...
A small blood gene difference made Neanderthal pregnancies with modern humans risky, possibly contributing to their disappearance.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a ...
It’s a somewhat uncomfortable reality that Homo sapiens interbred with their closest relatives, the "sister species" ...
A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals, as the likely origin of a neurological condition estimated to impact up to one per ...
(CNN) — In a rocky outcrop on Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel, a group of ancient humans buried their dead about 140,000 years ago. Scientists uncovered the site, called Skhul Cave, in 1928, and ...