A new analysis of ancient DNA has found that Neanderthal genomes contain 62 percent more ancestry from anatomically modern humans on their X chromosomes than on the rest of their chromosomes. The ...

Most people have some amount of Neanderthal DNA from the extinct cousins of modern humans who lived in Europe and Asia until about 40,000 years ago. New research on available Neanderthal genetic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rebuilt skull of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman named Shanidar Z, after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where her skull was ...

A Neanderthal gene associated with bone and muscle growth still exists in some people, who tend to have more muscle mass and other Neanderthal-like features, according to a new study in Current ...

Two genetic changes in the genomes of Neanderthals contributed to the extinct hominin’s characteristic robust physique — and the differences persist in modern humans. The variants make carriers taller ...

A Neanderthal gene variant carried by many people in South Asia is linked to about 9.5 extra ounces of muscle in adults.

A new study found Neanderthals had wider, sturdier heel bones, while modern footwear and sedentary life may have made our ...

The study focused on two unusually complete Neanderthal pelvises. The Dederiyeh infant, though only a toddler, already ...

Neanderthal babies have always been hard to study, mostly because their remains are so rare. That scarcity has left one of the oldest arguments in human origins unsettled: were Neanderthals following ...

During their first few years of life, Neanderthal children grew faster than Homo sapiens, likely to improve their chances of survival in the harsh environments the species inhabited. That’s the ...

An isolated population of Neanderthals is shedding new light on their species’ final days. Palaeoanthropologist Ludovic ...