Scientists Find Traces of Two Unknown Archaic Hominins in Human DNA
New research led by the University of California, Berkeley reveals that beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans, humans interbred with…
Stone Tools from Armenian Cave Reveal Split Strategy for Survival 50,000 Years Ago
Ararat-1, a modest limestone cave that lies at an elevation of 1,034 m on the eastern flanks of…
Scientists Recover Ancient Human DNA from Cave Walls
For the first time, researchers have extracted ancient human DNA directly from the walls of a cave. Although…
Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic
New experiments show that tar made from birch bark — long known as a tool adhesive — can…
Study: Genetic Variant Inherited from Neanderthals Reduces Activity of Key Muscle Enzyme
The Neanderthal variant in AMPD1 decreases its enzymatic activity by 25% in lab-produced proteins and by up to…