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Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a short time, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA

Modern humans have small amounts of Neanderthal DNA, and these genes still influence our health today. Scientists think they have figured out when the two groups began to interbreed and exchange DNA. The results could help scientists understand how Neanderthal genes evolved in humans over thousands of years. We may view Neanderthals as ancient and… Read More »

Scientists say that Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species. It could rewrite the history of our evolution.

An employee of the Natural History Museum in London looks at a model of a Neanderthal man.Will Oliver/PA Images/Getty Until recently, there was consensus that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens were separate species. But most people carry around 2% of Neanderthal DNA, challenging the notion that we are different. Other research suggests that Neanderthals were not… Read More »