The findings of a new study contradict previous results from some of the same scientists that suggested Neanderthal DNA was gradually removed from modern human genomes.

Modern humans retain DNA sequences from Neanderthals related to fighting off RNA-based viruses.

Genetic analysis of a bone fragment reveals the girl’s mixed ancestry 90,000 years ago. 

Three members of a gene family called NOTCH2NL may have been involved in the evolution of humans’ big cortex.

Brain organoids engineered to carry the genetic material could reveal how our brains are similar to and different from those of our closest relatives.

DNA analysis gives clues to how the ancient hominin’s population split and how they interacted with modern humans.

The animal pictures and hand stencils were made in caves in Spain thousands of years before Homo sapiens arrived in Europe.

The find is estimated to be at least 177,000 years old.

A new study reveals how Neanderthal DNA in the genomes of present-day British people influences their traits.