Researchers have found that the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago.

The gene that kick off starch digestion potentially duplicated for the first time long before farming.

By making a map that showed how chemical changes to gene expression could influence physical traits, researchers deduced that Denisovans had wider heads and longer dental arches than Neanderthals ...

If you've ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame. It has long been known that humans carry ...

A new study shows that our ability to digest carbs long predates the agricultural revolution, and even Neanderthals had ...

Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, the researchers have uncovered a history of genetic intermingling that reveals a ...

For Bruno Lacombe, the French philosopher at the heart of Rachel Kushner’s fantastic new novel, “Creation Lake,” that point was the Neanderthal. “Thals,” Bruno’s affectionate shorthand ...

A comet that was last visible from Earth when Neanderthals were alive could be spotted with the naked eye this weekend, scientists have said. Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has been called "the ...

William Mata2 minutes ago A comet not seen since Neanderthal times has made a spectacular appearance over London’s skyline. Comet C/2023 A3, nicknamed Tsuchinshan-Atlas, was spotted in Wimbledon ...

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 ...