A series of ancient DNA studies from sites across China has identified at least one previously unknown East Asian genetic ...

Two recent studies suggest that the gene flow (as the young people call it these days) between Neanderthals and our species happened during a short period sometime between 50,000 and 43,500 years ago.

After modern humans left Africa, they met and interbred with Neanderthals, resulting in around 2–3% Neanderthal DNA that can be found in the genomes of all people outside Africa today. However, little ...

A new analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from Neanderthal fossils suggests researchers may need to revisit when ...

Upon a little searching, I found that this story is based on the 2026 paper “Admixture and Genetic Connectivity: Autosomal Insights into Indo-Aryan Speakers at the Eastern Edge of the Indian ...