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Modern humans mated with Denisovans several times in history and it gave us some surprising superpowers!
Recent discoveries revealed that our ancestors interbred with Denisovans on at least three separate…
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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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Scientists discovered a unique line of Neanderthals and it's helping solve the mystery of humanity's last great extinction
The genome of a Neanderthal named Thorin suggested he was part of an unknown lineage. He and his co…
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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 'unusual' candidate who discovered that modern humans and Neanderthals had children together
Svante Pääbo's discovery of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA help us unpack what makes our own genes h…
Hilary Brueck
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3 species of human ancestors may have mixed and mingled in one Siberian cave 45,000 years ago - altering our evolution
A study suggests our mysterious cousins, the Denisovans, first occupied Denisova Cave. Then Neander…
Aylin Woodward
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'Dragon Man,' a mysterious new human species found in China, could be a closer relative of ours than Neanderthals
A species of human ancestor called Homo longi, or "Dragon Man," lived in China 146,000 years ago. I…
Aylin Woodward
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If you want to eat like your paleo ancestors, stop cutting out all carbs, a new study suggests
Advocates of the paleo diet assume that our human ancestors had a meat-heavy, low-carb diet. But re…
Aylin Woodward,Gabby Landsverk
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Packs of hyenas hunted Neanderthal men as prey and devoured their corpses in caves, new research finds
The gnawed bones of Neanderthals thought to have been hunted and mauled by hyenas have been found i…
Sophia Ankel
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A human ancestor previously unknown to science lived alongside ancient humans and Neanderthals - and they all interbred
A human ancestor called Nesher Ramla homo occupied Israel and Arabia alongside humans at least 120,…
Aylin Woodward
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Nibbled-on bones found in a cave revealed that our Neanderthal ancestors ate each other. Scientists may have figured out why.
Layer XV - just 16 inches thick - not only included the cannibalized Neanderthal remains but also e…
Aylin Woodward
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This is the most important difference between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals
It's unclear how smart or social Neanderthals were, but we know they never formed the kinds of larg…
Rafi Letzter
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Neanderthals built something deep inside a cave that scientists can't yet explain
In 1992, French teenager Bruno Kowalsczewski gained access to Bruniquel Cave, after three years of …
Sean Kane
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400,000-Year-Old Hominin DNA Throws Everything We Know About Human Evolution Into Disarray
This builds upon other findings, presented Nov. 18 at a meeting on ancient DNA at the Royal Society…