Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
A model of a Neanderthal woman Joe McNally/Getty Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but…
41,000 Years Ago, Something Weird in Space Changed How Humans Lived on Earth
Wandering magnetic fields would have had noticeable effects for humans. Credit: Maximilian Schanner (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences,…
The World’s First Human Hybrid? Ancient Fossil Stuns Scientists
The skull of Skhul I child showing cranial curvature typical of Homo sapiens. Credit: Tel Aviv University Scientists…
140,000-year-old fossil shows human–Neanderthal interbreeding
An international research team has identified the earliest fossil showing both Neanderthal and Homo sapiens traits. The skeleton,…
Genetic mutation in key enzyme may explain why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct
A minor genetic difference in one of the enzymes may have helped separate modern humans from Neanderthals and…