Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

Neanderthals had spent millennia at higher latitudes with less direct sun exposure, which is needed for vitamin D production.

The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and human, as later confirmed by DNA. New techniques in radiocarbon dating allowed scientists to ...

Some of these genetic legacies include influences on immune systems, skin tones, and even hair types. There are theories ...

maybe giving our ancestors thicker hair and skin that helped them cope better with the colder climate. Other DNA inherited from Neanderthals seems to be involved in boosting immunity, perhaps ...