Ancient DNA identifies 146,000 year-old ‘Dragon Man’ as a Denisovan
Ancient DNA and proteins identify China’s nearly complete “Dragon Man” skull as Denisovan.The fossil, at least 146,000 years…
For decades, scientists thought North America had its own cheetah; ancient DNA reveals the extinct cat split from the puma lineage 2.6 million years ago
Representative Image (AI-generated) Its appearance told one story; its DNA tells another. For decades, the extinct Miracinonyx trumani…
Tiny DNA fragments reveal two extinct Galápagos tortoise lineages
DNA from museum tortoise bones with as little as 0.008× genome coverage was enough to recover evolutionary relationships…
Ancient DNA rewrites the story of the extinct North America ‘Cheetah’
Ancient DNA shows the extinct “American cheetah,” Miracinonyx trumani, was actually the sister species of modern pumas, with…
Neandertal DNA linked to more muscle mass in modern adults
A Neandertal version of the growth hormone receptor is linked to slightly greater muscle mass, height and weight…
Ancient DNA in Oceania reveals hidden human evolution and health insights
A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth.…
DNA evidence points to a massive stone age population collapse
A stone tomb near Paris held generations of dead, but the people buried there did not all belong…
Study Finds Europe’s Neanderthals Descended from a Single Population
Europe’s late Neanderthals largely came from a single population. Credit: GreekReporter Archive Europe’s Neanderthals may have traced most…
Prehistoric wolf’s gut frozen in time reveals an ice age giant
On the vast expanse of the Siberian steppe 14,000 years ago, a 2-month-old wolf pup gobbled down some…
You Won’t Believe Where Scientists Found a 14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Genome
Yesterday’s lunch can sometimes be tomorrow’s scientific discovery, even if yesterday was actually 14,000 years in the past.…
How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals
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How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…