For tens of thousands of years, two species — Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans — shared vast landscapes.

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Neanderthals hunted turtles but did not rely on them for food. Instead, they cleaned and reused shells as tools.

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NEW YORK — Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don’t know much about who got with whom, or why. A new genetic ...

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are ...

Prehistoric sexual proclivities helped to shape the human genome, according to a study 1 of genetic material from three female Neanderthal specimens. The analysis suggests that female Homo sapiens and ...

Neanderthals have become unlikely test cases for the limits of generative AI. A new wave of research argues that when chatbots and image generators try to recreate our ancient cousins, they reveal how ...

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.” They sit there like blank tape in an ...

Most people today have a little Neanderthal DNA sprinkled through their genome. These genomic signals are the telltale signs that overlapping populations of ancient anatomically modern humans and ...