The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

Neanderthals died out some 30,000 years ago, but their genes live on within many of us. DNA from our shorter, stockier cousins may be influencing skin tone, ease of tanning, hair color and ...

Neanderthals died out long ago, but their genes live on in us. Scientists studying human chromosomes say they've discovered a surprising amount of Neanderthal DNA in our genes. And these aren't ...

A double-barreled comparison of ancient Neanderthal DNA with hundreds of modern-day genomes suggests that many of us have Neanderthal skin and hair traits — but other parts of the Neanderthal ...

Unless you are of purely African descent, you probably have some Neanderthal DNA. It can affect your hair, height and whether you sneeze after eating chocolate.

WASHINGTON - Next time you call someone a Neanderthal, better look in a mirror. Many of the genes that help determine most people's skin and hair are more Neanderthal than not, according to two ...

Red hair wasn’t inherited from Neanderthals at all. It now turns out they didn’t even carry the gene for it!

Scientists with the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany in 2017 identified Neanderthal alleles — variant forms of genes — that contribute to hair and skin tones.

Many of us carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in our genes. Museum human evolution expert Prof Chris Stringer discusses why and what it means.

Traces of Neanderthal DNA can be found in billions of people alive today, influencing everything from immune response to hair texture.

The man was revealed to be a Neanderthal, the image suggesting that his resemblance to modern humans was proof that the differences really came down to a matter of hair and clothing.

Do YOU have Neanderthal traits? (Getty) You have thick, straight hair Neanderthal DNA has effects on modern people’s hair - in particular, people with thick, straight hair might have Neanderthal ...