A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are ...

If the simplest explanation is often the most likely, then a new study suggests Neanderthal males and human females did what couples do naturally when they got together when they lived in the same ...

The findings may reveal new insights into early human mating preferences Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty A new study suggests Neanderthal males mated with human females more often than the reverse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing research – including ancient DNA technology – is changing the picture of human evolution and how our ancestors interacted ...

FILE: Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man, left, and woman at the Neanderthal museum in Mettmann, Germany, March 2009 Russia issues chilling WWIII threat – as Iran reveals Putin is helping them fight ...

A clump of human brain cells can play the classic computer game Doom. While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Skeletal remains found Wednesday at a Columbia home undergoing renovations have been confirmed to be human, a spokesperson for the Richland County Coroner’s Office said.

Researchers propose migration and social behaviors may explain this pattern in early human-Neanderthal interactions Modern humans of European and Asian ancestry still carry up to 2% Neanderthal DNA ...

Humans might show commitment with a ring, penguins offer prospective mates rocks and some beetles gift a ball of dung. Wood-feeding cockroaches show commitment with a nibble of cannibalism — and then ...