Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

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Neanderthal blood types may have made them ill-equipped to deal with infectious diseases.

DNA analysis of that tiny fossil led to the ... suggested there was only one hominin species that evolved over time to become Homo sapiens. In this scenario, the Xujiayao fossils, and others ...

Rewilding and reintroducing species like wolves and lynx revive ecosystems but stir human fears and cultural conflicts. It’s ...

Australia’s First Nations population, the Aboriginal Australians, say that they have always been in Australia. The evidence suggests that they are right. Indigenous Australians arrived on the ...

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Start at this notebook to reproduce analysis from raw data. Many of the steps in this notebook are computationally-intensive and will take time. Unless there is a need to perform analysis from the raw ...

There has been some incredible research into the role this DNA plays in modern human neurodevelopment, so here's an overview ...

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood ...

Scientists uncovered how ancient blood groups helped Homo sapiens as compared to Neanderthals in their survival and spread worldwide. Image:Le Moustier’s 1920s art reconstruction of Neanderthals.