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

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

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

For the first time, whole-genome analysis shows that the small Cape leopards are a genetically distinct population.

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

Genomic analysis shows that interbreeding between female Neanderthals and human males was less common than the opposite ...