Cutting-edge genetics research reveals a startling legacy embedded in our DNA.

For decades, Neanderthals were thought to be our less sophisticated cousins who communicated through basic sounds and simple ...

Scientists are fleshing out their understanding of Neanderthals by analyzing a Neanderthal tooth. The dental analysis is ...

NEW YORK -- Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don't know much about who got with whom, or why. A new genetic ...