Analysis of dozens of ancient genomes reveals that close encounters between the two species took place in a narrow time window. The high-resolution analysis also allowed the authors to track when ...

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans, ...

The child’s remains were discovered 27 years ago in a rock shelter called Lagar Velho in central Portugal. The nearly complete skeleton was stained red, and scientists think it may have been wrapped ...

Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago. Genetic studies are revealing ever more about the links between ...

Sometimes, a small discovery can turn out to be monumental. For Ben, a boy from Sussex, England, what began as an ordinary day at the beach three years ago turned into something extraordinary. The ...

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