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Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Scientists studied ancient humans and learned humans and Neanderthals started interbreeding 47,000 …
Jenny McGrath
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Scientists discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their mysterious extinction
Research found signs of ancient viruses in Neanderthal DNA that they may have gotten from ancient h…
Jenny McGrath
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Did infection from human viruses contribute to the demise of Neanderthals 40,000 years ago?
Researchers sifted through DNA extracted from Neanderthal remains in Chagyrskaya Cave, Russia, to l…
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'Intellectually inferior' humans caused Neanderthals to go extinct, a new book claims
Neanderthals' extinction is one of the biggest mysteries about the species. In "The Naked Neanderth…
Jenny McGrath
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If you're an early riser, you may have Neanderthal DNA to thank for it
Many of us carry Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA, and some of it may be linked with being an early ris…
Marianne Guenot
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Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history of our evolution.
As we begin to unpick the history of human and Neanderthal evolution, new scrutiny is being placed …
Marianne Guenot
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Your mental illnesses may be a result of ancient cross-species fornication, a study has found
The story of human evolution is an intricate tapestry woven with a ton of interbreeding with other …
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Neanderthals built their own fireplaces where they used to cook food on a regular basis, similar to modern humans: study
Archaeologists have long been aware of the Neanderthals' use of fire. However, the crux of the matt…
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Neanderthals hunted cave lions at least 48,000 years ago, and feasted on their meat, ancient bones reveal
The research is the first to show how our prehistoric ancestors had the hunting skills to take on t…
Marianne Guenot
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Most of us have a bit of Neanderthal DNA, with some more than others. Scientists think they've figured out why.
Scientists have long been puzzled by why some East Asian populations have a little more Neandertha…
Marianne Guenot
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A mysterious 40,000-year-old hip bone suggests human ancestors and Neanderthals shared a cave — and perhaps a culture
The hip bone was found in the Grotte du Renne in France, a cave considered by some to be the last b…
Marianne Guenot
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Some of the earliest-known cave drawings were from Neanderthals, not humans, and they're 57,000 years old
France's La Roche-Cotard Cave may contain some of the oldest cave drawings made by Neanderthals. Re…
Jenny McGrath
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How interbreeding between humans and our Neanderthal cousins 40,000 years ago affects our health today
The 40,000-year-old genetic inheritance bestowed on humans by the Neanderthals is highlighted by a …
Isobel van Hagen
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Human bones unearthed from a German cave have altered the timeline of ancient human history
Homo sapien bones in a German cave prove early humans occupied Europe 47,500 years ago alongside Ne…
Ellyn Lapointe
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The real Paleo diet was heavy on plants with very little meat, according to a study of early human remains
The study looked at the remains of ancient people buried in the Andean Altiplano of Peru about 9,00…
Marianne Guenot
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Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans' noses
Understanding what early humans smelled can offer better context for our own sense of smell, and gi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Did you have a severe case of COVID-19? Research suggests that Neanderthal genes could be to blame
Research by scientists in Italy indicates that people with gene variations attributable to Neandert…
Charles R. Davis
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How lice evolved alongside humans to become the perfect pests — and trackers of human migration
The researchers found that two different genetic clusters were present in the lice's DNA.
Sebastian Cahill
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A child's tooth found in a cave could rewrite understanding of early human history, researchers say
The discovery suggests Homo sapiens co-existed in the Rhone Valley region of France alongside Neand…
Alia Shoaib
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Our human ancestors were almost wiped out about 930,000 years ago, leaving just a tiny group of reproductive individuals, new study suggests
Almost a million years later, that tiny group of human ancestors has now grown to 8 billion people …