Thin stretches of the human X chromosome look oddly empty when you scan for Neanderthal DNA. Geneticists even have a name for the gaps: “Neanderthal deserts.

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

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

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

Human metabolism is regulated by internal clocks, the so-called circadian rhythms. Many processes, such as sugar uptake, fat ...

Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

Genomic analysis shows that interbreeding between female Neanderthals and human males was less common than the opposite ...