Though some might be surprised to see Neanderthal DNA in their ancestry test results, people of non-African descent derive 1 ...

In the study, "Partitioning the Genomic Journey to Becoming Homo sapiens," published Dec. 9 on the bioRxiv preprint server, genomic sequences from modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans were ...

University of California, Berkeley Assistant Professor’s Study Provides a New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding with ...

A uniquely preserved prehistoric mudhole could hold the oldest-ever human footprints on the Arabian Peninsula, scientists say ...

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

and were joined by modern humans (Homo sapiens) about 50,000 years ago. The two species overlapped for only a few thousand years before the Neanderthals died out about 40,000 years ago.

Several scientific studies confirm that both species coexisted for seven millennia and even reproduced among themselves.

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

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

Ancient human fossils discovered in a cave in eastern China have traits of both primitive and modern humans – a finding that could potentially challenge the “out of Africa” theory of human ...

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 ...