Research shows a link between Zlatý kůň and Ranis, early European modern humans who retained African traits, lacked Neanderthal ancestry.

Today, all humans except those with only African heritage bear the marks of this union in their DNA. The study's findings suggest this genetic exchange took place roughly 80 generations before the births of the individuals they tested, and as with previous research the results suggest such encounters likely happened more than once.

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues.

Approximately 60,000 years ago, our prehistoric ancestors left Africa and encountered Neanderthals. They maintained various relationships with them for seven thousand years. According to Science, these contacts also involved intimate relationships,

For decades, scientists have been captivated by the enigma of Neanderthals. These ancient relatives of modern humans have long been a subject of intense study and speculation. Now, groundbreaking research led by Joshua Akey,

New research reveals that gene flow from Neanderthals has left a lasting imprint on modern human genomes. Non-African populations today inherit approximately 1% to 2% of their genetic material from Neanderthals.

Humans and Neanderthals were mingling some 45,000 years ago — and new DNA research has revealed exactly how our long lost cousins helped in Human’s success. Neanderthals, who were a group of archaic humans that lived in Eurasia before going extinct,

Surviving Neanderthal genes in the modern genome tell a story of thousands of years of interactions. Recent DNA studies have refined the period when Neanderthals and modern humans interbred to a span of about 7,

On Thursday, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig reported on studies revealing that modern humans and Neanderthals interbred around 47,000 years ago, with evidence suggesting that this mixing event lasted about 7,