Interbreeding between Neandertals and ancient anatomically modern humans primarily occurred between male Neandertals and female humans, a new study suggests ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations already inhabiting the vast expanses ...

Geneticists have found an interesting pattern in how early humans and Neanderthals interbred—and it wasn't balanced.