The Enigmatic Neanderthals Neanderthals are a fascinating subject of study, often depicted as cavemen in ancient tales. But ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

Neanderthal blood types may have made them ill-equipped to deal with infectious diseases.

After this period, traces of Neanderthal DNA gradually diminished as evolution ... that remained in Africa eventually gave rise to Homo sapiens—our own species. Meanwhile, those who travelled ...

When Homo neanderthalensis ... Briones downloaded the entire Neanderthal genome from samples found in the Chagyrskaya cave in Russia. “These samples were collected with great care to avoid ...

The idea that Neanderthals and some ancestral populations of Homo sapiens interbred has gained traction over ... Hybridization signals observed in ancient DNA could also be false positives, ...

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

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DNA analysis of that tiny fossil ... Some look distinct, but some have Neanderthal features, and still others have Homo sapiens features, and many have both, McRae said. “Prematurely splitting ...