For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Could a Neanderthal gene offer protection against the severity of Covid-19? This video discusses the Gene OAS1 and its protective variant rs10774671-G, examining how it influences the body's response ...

Neanderthals were morning people, a new study suggests. And some humans today who like getting up early might credit genes they inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors.

One Neanderthal gene variant may have made us more likely to have a severe case of COVID-19. That variant, found on chromosome 3, is found in half of South Asians and one-sixth of Europeans.

India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels ...

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Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. Researchers analyzed ancient genes to pinpoint the time period, which is ...

With around 5,000 different ethno-linguistic and religious groups, India is one of the most culturally and genetically ...

Neanderthal Genes Are Linked to Severe Covid Risk. Study in Italy’s worst pandemic hot spot sheds light on why some people fell seriously ill and others didn’t. By . Margherita Stancati.

Neanderthals were morning people, a new study suggests. And some humans today who like getting up early might credit genes they inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors. The new study compared ...