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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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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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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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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 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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Neanderthals died out after Earth's magnetic poles flipped, causing a climate crisis 42,000 years ago, a study says
According to a new study, Earth's magnetic poles flipped 42,000 years ago, triggering dramatic chan…
Aria Bendix
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A genetic advantage inherited from Neanderthals could give some people a 22% lower risk of severe COVID-19
The remnants of Neanderthal DNA are more common in people from Europe and Asia. They could confer a…
Aria Bendix
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Biden condemns Texas and Mississippi for ending mask mandates, calling it 'a big mistake' and 'Neanderthal thinking'
Federal health officials are urging Americans to continue wearing masks in public, social distancin…
Eliza Relman
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Ancient plaque on 50,000-year-old Neanderthal teeth reveal the real 'paleo diet'
Thanks to recent advances in gene-sequencing technology, Dobney and his research team revealed that…
Erin Brodwin
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50,000-year old plaque on ancient teeth reveals what Neanderthals really ate
Thanks to recent advances in gene-sequencing technology, Dobney and his research team revealed that…
Erin Brodwin
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Neanderthals' Brain May Have Been What Killed Them Off
"Smaller social groups might have made Neanderthals less able to cope with the difficulties of thei…
Robert Ferris
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Here's What Happened When Neanderthals And Ancient Humans Hooked Up 80,000 Years Ago
Modern humans, Neanderthals, and their sister lineage, Denisovans, descended from a common ancestor…
Dina Spector
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I revisited my 23andMe DNA test results that can now tell if you're at an increased risk of diseases - here's what it was like
The test gave me information on everything from how much DNA I share with our Neanderthal ancestors…
Lydia Ramsey
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Sorry, 'The Last of Us' fans — cannibalism just isn't that nutritious, according to a human evolution researcher
Eating other humans isn't an efficient source of calories, especially post-apocalypse, says a resea…
Gabby Landsverk
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Scientists have now sequenced ancient herpes DNA from the rotting teeth of human remains
Researchers compared ancient herpes DNA to modern-day samples. The virus may have flourished when k…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Mississippi governor says his goal 'has never been to get rid of the virus' in defense of his decision to end COVID-19 mask mandate
Several states last week announced plans to end mask mandates despite warnings from experts that su…
Connor Perrett
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The US is averaging fewer than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases per day for the first time since October, down from a peak of 250,000
Brazil has overtaken the US as the country with the most new cases per day, at around 63,000, accor…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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The CDC delayed its looser rules for vaccinated people, while states ease restrictions despite being told it's too soon
The CDC guidelines were due to come out on Thursday. The reason is unclear, but it followed some st…