Homo sapiens began in Africa but Neanderthals were Eurasian. Any miscegenation would have happened after sapiens left its ...

Researchers from the University of Aix-Marseille studied the genomes of several ancient individuals—Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo sapiens. The study reveals that Neanderthals possessed a ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans (Homo sapiens) migrating out of Africa interbred with Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) in the Middle East. As a consequence of this encounter ...

The work by the team involved sequencing the genes of two types of early human relatives, Neanderthals and Denisovans, and comparing them with the sequences from the human ancestor, Homo sapiens.

"For any case of inbreeding of a Neanderthal female with a Homo sapiens or Denisova male," Mazières said, "there is a high risk of hemolytic disease of the newborn." The condition can lead to ...

The idea that Neanderthals and some ancestral populations of Homo sapiens interbred has gained traction over the past two decades. However, this theory is primarily supported by statistical approaches ...

Head of Archaeology department in Mergasor Soran Amir confirmed that the two-year contract with Cambridge University remains in effect, after which the Neanderthal remains will be returned to ...