Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still ...

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 ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...

We can begin to control anxiety when we understand its genetic survival value, recognize its distortions, and learn how to ...

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 ...

This reconstructed visage of "Dragon Man" from the Harbin Skull is linked to a group of early humans called the Denisovans.

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Neanderthals and Homo sapiens reached a zenith of interbreeding 47,000 years ago, passing down DNA that is still evident in a significant number of modern-day people, according to two new studies ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left ... Both theories have their staunch defenders who cite DNA evidence - analysis of the genetic blueprint ...

After this period, traces of Neanderthal DNA gradually diminished as evolution ... that remained in Africa eventually gave rise to Homo sapiens—our own species. Meanwhile, those who travelled ...

Age predictors, or "clocks," have been developed using DNA methylation ... of P-values’ signals across gene bodies using Homo sapiens annotations from Ensembl release 105.