They detected clear chemical signatures in these remains, which indicated that lead exposure for these species dated back to ...
Scientists found that one tiny DNA change in the NOVA1 gene helped modern humans resist lead exposure that harmed ...
Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...
Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...
Researchers have long been attempting to piece together the trek of Neanderthals from Europe into Asia around the Middle and ...
When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...
When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors ...
Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago: dense forests, large herds of elephants, bison and aurochs—and small groups of ...