At first, modern humans inherited whole chromosomes ... meaning it was rapidly weeded out of modern humans' DNA through ...
The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...
The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies ...
Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around long after Neanderthals themselves did, as new scientific dating of the famed Lapedo Child remains shows that remains of a child with both human and ...
About 45,000 years ago, those first modern humans ventured into Europe, having made their way up through the Middle East. Their own DNA suggests they had dark skin and perhaps light eyes.
Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help ...
Researchers from The University of Manchester—in collaboration with the Universities of Granada, Lund, and Oslo—have conducted the first-ever ethical analysis of artificial human DNA.
The child's remains were discovered 27 years ago in a rock shelter called Lagar Velho in central Portugal. The nearly complete skeleton was stained red, and scientists think it may have been wrapped ...