Research conducted at the Department of Biology, University of Padova, has identified critical genomic milestones in the ...

While Neanderthals and modern humans lived together in Europe for only a relatively short time, two separate studies found ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is already known to have helped us adapt to eating carbs. It encodes amylase, an ...

An analysis of genomes from some of the earliest modern humans to live in Europe reveals their ancestors interbred with ...

A study reveals that the majority of genes transmitted to us by Neanderthals through hybridization between the two species ...

DNA from bones and teeth of these early human ancestors is helping scientists understand the interactions between early Homo sapiens and the Neanderthals they encountered after migrating out of Africa ...

These early Homo sapiens pioneers in Europe faced harsh Ice Age conditions ... "There are different ideas of what role modern ...

Bertranpetit pointed to modern humans as an example ... information from the 2024 paper arguing that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens should be considered separate species. Amanda Heidt is a Utah ...

These two species are ancestral cousins of modern Homo sapiens and were the most common human species during the Pleistocene epoch. Anthropologist Prof Craig Feibel has spent more than 40 years ...

The timeframe when Neanderthal genes entered our lineage has become clear. Until now, it was estimated that Neanderthals ...