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Is There Any Difference Between Today’s Humans, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.15.2021 20:02 PM

One who analyzes the difference between modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans might not find any sort of noticeable difference, at least for the Neanderthals.

Neanderthal Teeth Serve as Evidence of Interbred Population

02.03.2021 13:45 PM

A discovery and study of prehistoric teeth found in 1910 and 1911 suggest that neanderthals and modern humans interbred. The teeth were discovered over 100 years ago at the La Cotte de St. Brelade cave in Jersey, an island on the English channel, a report from Gizmodo states. The teeth, along with fossils and modern genomes, provide sufficient evidence of interbreeding.

Neanderthal Gene Increases Risk of Severe COVID-19

10.01.2020 08:00 AM

A new study has found that a genetic variant responsible for increased risks of severe COVID-19 is almost identical to those found in a Neanderthal ancestor from southern Europe.

Neanderthal Skeleton May Shed Light to How Cavemen Feel About the Dead

02.20.2020 07:31 AM

Neanderthal skeletons found in Shadinar's Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan may suggest that these extinct human species may have felt compassion for their dead.

From Lucy to Lola: Human Evolution Has Gone A Long Way and So Is Our Understanding of Our Origins

01.10.2020 08:42 AM

DNA sequencing has helped scientists in mapping the evolution of our species for ages and because of that, humans are closer in understanding their origins.

Were Neanderthals Wiped Out by What We Now Consider Childhood Illnesses?

09.21.2019 07:00 AM

The demise of ancient man has always been a mystery, but scientists now believe they may know what happened.

Neanderthals Shared Similar DNA with Woolly Mammoths

04.18.2019 16:54 PM

New research has yielded results supporting evidence that there are similarities in the DNA structure between Neanderthals and woolly mammoths.

Some Neanderthals Might Have Turned to Cannibalism by the End of the Last Ice Age

04.01.2019 14:32 PM

Researchers have found the remains of six Neanderthals in a cave and cannibalism is possibly at play.

Old But Gold: Neanderthals, Not Humans Were the First American Settlers, Reports Say

04.27.2017 04:46 AM

A group of scientists has revealed on Wednesday that Neanderthals, not humans, were the first American settlers on the continent way back more than 130 000 years ago.

Neanderthals Appreciate Aestetics Too; They Transform Raven Bones Into Prehistoric Sculptures

03.31.2017 18:03 PM

Scientists discover that Neanderthals have spacial recognition, know visual harmony and distance. Neanderthals have an interest in visually harmonious motifs.

Dental Analysis Of Fossil Says: Neanderthal People Used To Eat Wooly Rhinos And Take Prehistoric Aspirin

03.09.2017 10:12 AM

Researchers found Neanderthal fossils from Belgium and the El Sidrón site in Asturias, northern Spain. By Analyzing DNA samples researchers found they used various plants to heal their tooth problems.

100,000-Year-Old Fossil of Human Skulls From China Reveals Complex Trend in Evolution

03.03.2017 09:43 AM

Fossil of two human skulls was discovered from the Lingjing site in Eastern China. Zhan-Yang Li and his team found that those skulls are more than 100,000 years old and they have some similarities with both modern and Extinct human species.

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