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The Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives, and they continue to fascinate as we peer back through tens of thousands ...
The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...
A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.
The designer's genetic profile showed an astonishing amount of Neanderthal DNA, which has captured the attention of millions online—and a scientist.
Remnants of Neanderthal DNA in modern genomes have long prompted questions about interspecies mating. Two studies shed light on when that occurred — and when ancient humans left Africa.
Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.
They took the beat-up DNA sequences from 59 ancient humans living thousands of years ago, primarily in Eurasia, and compared them to good quality DNA sequences from a few Neanderthals and 275 ...
People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...
Some of the Neanderthal DNA in Africa also comes from genetic mixing in the other direction. While non-African populations today come from a wave of humans who left Africa roughly 60,000 years ...
All of our work on Neanderthal DNA indicates that their population was relatively small, and thus had less genetic diversity than modern humans did. If that's the case, ...
By sequencing the DNA from one of the Neanderthal's teeth, they discovered a completely new lineage. The DNA indicates recent inbreeding that may help explain why this species went extinct.