Research conducted at the Department of Biology, University of Padova, has identified critical genomic milestones in the ...

This year, we learned that our Neanderthal cousins were a lot like us, despite treading their own path that ended in ...

We Homo sapiens possess surprisingly few functional genes that distinguish us from extinct human lineages such as ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those ...

Research shows a link between Zlatý kůň and Ranis, early European modern humans who retained African traits, lacked ...

"Homo Sapiens, modern humans ... Scientists know something crucial happened to those who dispersed. "They met Neanderthals," says Sümer. To be more direct, prehistoric sparks flew.