Neanderthals and early humans reshaped Europe’s landscapes long before the rise of agriculture, study finds
A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that Neanderthals and early modern humans began to reshape Europe’s…
Lead exposure may have influenced brain and language development in early humans and Neanderthals
A new study published in Science Advances suggests that humans and their ancestors were exposed to lead nearly…
Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA helped the first Americans survive, study finds
The first people to set foot in the Americas crossed with them not only stone technology and survival…
Genetic mutation in key enzyme may explain why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct
A minor genetic difference in one of the enzymes may have helped separate modern humans from Neanderthals and…
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…
Neanderthal genes linked to rare brain-skull disorder, study finds
A recent study shows that Neanderthal DNA from ancient times can cause a neurological condition known as Chiari…