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September 29, 2023
Advances in technology for analyzing ancient DNA show that Hobbit Hominins in Indonesia from 300,000 years ago, along with the neanderthals and other hominins, contributed to the development of modern day humans. Read more here.
September 29, 2023
By Maddie Burakoff and Laura Ungar | The Associated Press - By Maddie Burakoff and Laura Ungar | The Associated Press Busts of Neanderthals and hominins line a table at the studio of paleoartist John Gurche in
September 27, 2023
Neanderthals live on within us.
September 26, 2023
More research is showing that we carry genes from other kinds of ancient humans, and their DNA affects our lives today. DNA research has found that our Homo sapiens ancestors
September 26, 2023
Neanderthals live on within us. These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. They mingled and had children. So some of who they were never went away — it's in our genes. And science is starting to reveal just how much that shapes us. Using the new…
September 26, 2023
Now is actually an exceptional time in world history, when homo sapiens is the only human species.
September 25, 2023
The science of human evolution has made big leaps in recent years, and it’s painting a new picture of our origins. We’re closer than ever to our extinct cousins like
September 25, 2023
AP – What does it mean to be human? For a long time, the answer seemed clear. Our species, Homo sapiens – with our complex thoughts and deep emotions – were the only true humans to ever walk the Earth. Earlier forms, like the Neanderthals, were thought to be just steps along the path of […]
September 25, 2023
Neanderthals live on within us. Using the new and rapidly improving ability to piece together fragments of ancient DNA, scientists are finding that traits inherited from our ancient cousins are still with us now, affecting our fertility, our immune systems, even how our bodies handled the COVID-19 virus. “We’re now carrying the genetic legacies and learning about what that means for our bodies and our health,” said Mary Prendergast, a Rice University archeologist.