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Learn how these Neanderthal findings shaped what we know about Neanderthals and how our ancient human past is intertwined.

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Two studies came to a similar conclusion, highlighting a single, sustained event of mixing DNA. The findings could impact our understanding of when modern humans reached regions like East Asia and Aus ...

O n Earth today, there is only one species of humans. Us. Homo sapiens to use our scientific term. But this was not always the case – multiple species of humans existed at the same time for most of ...

saw groundbreaking medical advances, major space exploration milestones, and progress in ancient genetics, marking exciting ...

The history encoded in our genes reveals ancient interactions between Neanderthals and modern humans. This interbreeding ...

University of California, Berkeley Assistant Professor’s Study Provides a New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding with ...

Several scientific studies confirm that both species coexisted for seven millennia and even reproduced among themselves.

The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is already known to have helped us adapt to eating carbs. It encodes amylase, an ...

The EDAR gene, previously linked to incisor shape in East Asian people, also influences the width of all teeth, according to ...

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