When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

The skew points to a directional pattern in ancient sexual encounters—largely between male Neanderthals and female humans.

Since 2010, scientists have known that Neanderthals and our ancestors had offspring together, and those hybrid babies passed down their genes to many present-day people. But the idea of “archaic ...

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Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back more than 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, scientists said in a study ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago unearthed in a Moroccan cave are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa, ...

An international research team reports the analysis of new hominin fossils from the site of Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, Morocco). The fossils are very securely dated to 773,000 +/- 4,000 years ago, ...

Re-dating volcanic ash layers above fossils in Ethiopia shows that early Homo sapiens lived at least 230,000 years ago. The findings narrow the gap with Moroccan fossils and strengthen the case for an ...

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins continued to make news. By Franz Lidz Neanderthals, who flourished across ...

If your child is a picky eater or refuses to eat meat, beans, or other high-protein foods, you might be concerned that they're missing out on a crucial nutrient. Some concern is warranted, since ...