Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest known Homo erectus fossils in eastern Asia. A recent study has re-dated the skulls to ...

Monica Lewinsky is emotionally revisiting the Bill Clinton scandal nearly 30 years later, revealing that she is still living with fear from the fallout. In a candid conversation with actress Jameela ...

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos gave an update on the desperate search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom Nancy Thursday afternoon where he revealed a new bevy of previously unknown information. A ...

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Three decades ago a famous study of Danish twins found that our genes “only moderately” influence how long we’re likely to live. Longevity, the authors estimated, was about 25 percent heritable, ...

A remarkable fossil discovery is offering scientists a clearer view into one of the earliest chapters of human history. Researchers from several countries uncovered an unusually complete Homo habilis ...

Dust and sun define field seasons in East Turkana. So do patience and sharp eyes. In northern Kenya, a set of bones pulled from the ground has now changed what scientists can say about one of your ...

A recently analyzed Homo habilis skeleton, dating back over 2 million years, is reshaping our understanding of early human evolution and may provide crucial insights ...

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