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

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

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.

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia. Genomic research by members of Sarah Tishkoff's lab at the University of ...

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

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When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens.