Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks ...

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Neanderthals might have lived as ‘different human form’ instead of separate species, scientists say - ‘We demonstrate that ...

Humanity’s love of carbohydrates started 800,000 years ago when cavemen developed genes to break down starchy food, a study ...

That study, in the journal Nature, suggested that humans acquired more copies of amylase genes with the arrival of ...

Research shows some African populations have almost no Neanderthal DNA, while those from European or Asian backgrounds have 1 ...

Around 37,000 years ago, the massive eruption of Italy's Phlegraean Fields disrupted ecosystems across the Mediterranean, ...

Your support makes all the difference. A comet that was last viewed by the Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago could be seen tonight, with astronomers calling it the “comet of the ...

75,000-Year-Old Female Neanderthal from Cave Where Species Buried Their Dead May 1, 2024 — A new documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull ...

With its 80,000-year orbit, the celestial body would have been last seen from Earth at the time of the Neanderthals. Those looking to catch a glimpse of the once-in-a-lifetime event will want to ...