The history encoded in our genes reveals ancient interactions between Neanderthals and modern humans. This interbreeding between species left an indelible mark that remains present in our current DNA.

For example, a gene conferring protection against ... This disparity may result from extended periods of interbreeding as modern humans migrated eastward. Moorjani emphasized the broader ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help ...

Now, two separate studies published in the journals Science and Nature in December have dated this period of interbreeding more precisely than ever. “The timing is really important, because it ...

A well-studied example of a ring species is the salamander ... species in the south are in fact a single species with several interbreeding subspecies, joined together in one continuous ring.

But, interbreeding would change the human genome, which likely continued until Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 years ago. And even today humans are left with some Neanderthal genes, many of ...

Black squirrels are the result of "interbreeding" between their grey cousins and the North American fox squirrel, a study has concluded. Research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology found the ...

The profusion of breeds today -- at least 150 -- reflects intense, purposeful interbreeding of dogs in the past 150 years. At the same time, the entire history of dogs and their relationship with ...