In prehistoric interbreeding, it was Neanderthal men and Homo sapiens women

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations ...
Ancient Origins

Compared with Neanderthal and Denisovans, Modern Human Lifespan May Be Uniquely Long

Across their modelling strategies, the authors place the theoretical upper limit of the modern human lifespan somewhere between 128 and 202 years. They also note the best-verified maximum recorded ...
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Earliest evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens discovered

In a rocky outcrop on Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel, a group of ancient humans buried their dead about 140,000 years ago. Scientists uncovered the site, called Skhul Cave, in 1928, and about ...
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Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago

A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the Laschamps excursion. Ancient Homo ...
Reuters

Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to dominate the planet. All this happened about 4.5 ...
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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind / Yuval Noah Harari ; translated by the author, with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman ; maps by Neil Gower

Translation of: Kitsur toldot ha-enoshut. 2011. "First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 by Kinneret, Mora-Bitan, Dvir."--Title page verso. "Previously published in a slightly different form in ...