But one mystery still remains. The Homo sapiens genome today contains a little bit of Neanderthal DNA. These genetic traces come from almost every part of the Neanderthal genome—except the Y sex ...

Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still ...

Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.

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

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

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big ...

Though remnants of their DNA live on within us, their genomes show no trace of modern humans—and some scientists believe that interbreeding with Homo sapiens may even have hastened their demise.

We can begin to control anxiety when we understand its genetic survival value, recognize its distortions, and learn how to ...

Neanderthal blood types may have made them ill-equipped to deal with infectious diseases.

This Rh variant — a type of RhD, another red blood cell antigen — is not compatible with the variants the team found in the ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left ... Both theories have their staunch defenders who cite DNA evidence - analysis of the genetic blueprint ...