Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...
Scientists found that one tiny DNA change in the NOVA1 gene helped modern humans resist lead exposure that harmed ...
When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors ...
Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...
It’s a somewhat uncomfortable reality that Homo sapiens interbred with their closest relatives, the "sister species" ...
When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...
A groundbreaking study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that modern humans and Neanderthals had nearly identical brain ...
Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago: dense forests, large herds of elephants, bison and aurochs—and small groups of ...