Recent research on human evolution suggests that the extinction of our Neanderthal cousins may have been hastened by ...

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

Recent scientific findings suggest that Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than their Homo sapiens ...

When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...

A small blood gene difference made Neanderthal pregnancies with modern humans risky, possibly contributing to their disappearance.

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

Thousands of years ago, groups of ancient people made the dangerous journey across the icy land bridge of the Bering Strait into the Americas. They carried tools, traditions, and survival skills with ...

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