The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

In modern humans, up to two percent of our DNA comes from our Neanderthal ancestors. DNA from Neanderthals has small, but detectable effects on humans today, stemming from an ancient period where ...

There has been some incredible research into the role this DNA plays in modern human neurodevelopment, so here's an overview ...

“And what’s really exciting is that even though there was this broader scope of traits that was considered, they point to effects of Neanderthal DNA on similar systems to what’s been seen previously.” ...

Scientists uncovered how ancient blood groups helped Homo sapiens as compared to Neanderthals in their survival and spread ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help ...

“It suggests that hybrid individuals who had Neanderthal DNA in these regions were substantially ... modern Homo sapiens genomes are related to traits and functions that included immune function ...

In my view, if Neanderthals and Homo sapiens remained separate ... evolve more quickly and spread more easily within and between species than traits based on anatomy and DNA. In addition, ...

I also discovered that I have more Neanderthal DNA than 93% of other ... for being sceptical about the link between DNA and some of these traits, but 23andMe includes a clear explainer of how ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

Modern Africans have an average of 17 megabases of Neanderthal DNA in their genomes, according to an analysis published today (January 30) in Cell. While that’s still quite a bit less than the 50-plus ...

Neanderthal DNA makes up approximately two per cent of the genome of people of non-African descent. Not only that, but some of our physical traits and mental health issues — like depression and ...