Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled
Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported ...
When Neanderthals interbred with ancient humans: Research clarifies timeline of human evolution
The Neanderthal DNA found in modern human genomes has long raised questions about ancient interbreeding. New studies offer a ...
Rewriting Evolution: Study Shows Neanderthals and Humans Were Not the Same Species
A study suggests that by the time H. sapiens expanded, the differentiation between the two species had progressed to the ...
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Humans and Neanderthals met often, but only one event matters
Homo sapiens began in Africa but Neanderthals were Eurasian. Any miscegenation would have happened after sapiens left its ...
Breakthrough studies unveil traits of early Europeans and narrow timeline of breeding with Neanderthals
Two new studies have helped narrow down the time during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans to a period starting ...
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Neanderthals May Have Had “Explosive Strength” Thanks To Their "Bell-Shaped" Ribcages
Neanderthals, meanwhile, are thought to have typically possessed wider, “bell-shaped” ribcages, thus giving them a ...