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Neanderthals and humans interbred 47,000 years ago for nearly 7,000 years, research suggests
LiveScience· 16 hours agoNeanderthals were among the closest extinct relatives of modern humans (Homo sapiens), with the ancestors of both lineages diverging about 500,000 years ago. More than...interbred ...
Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoReuters/Nikola Solic In addition to ancient human DNA, the researchers also studied the genomes of...
Study: Remnants of Ancient Viruses in Human DNA Related to Schizophrenia and Depression
SciTechDaily· 7 hours agoRecent research has found that DNA remnants of ancient viruses in our genome are linked to increased susceptibility to psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and depression ...
Scientists have traced the origin of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago
AOL· 2 days agoThe horse transformed human history – and now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to transform the horse. Around 4,200 years ago, one particular lineage of ...
At 11,000 feet up, scientists find Earth broke a scary record
Mashable· 1 hour agoAt a federal research lab located at 11,135 feet (3,397 meters) of elevation, U.S. scientists measured a consequential record. Due to its remoteness in the Pacific Ocean..
Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoBut the evidence that people could have escaped was always there. The eruption itself continued for...
Skibidi, gyatt and Ohio: Learn the meaning, origin behind Gen Alpha's slang
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoHowever, the Mews did not come up with the term "mewing." That cropped up more recently. There is no...
These Christian couples agree embryos are children yet wrestle with IVF choices
WUSF 89.7· 5 hours agoWhen faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen ...
3 types of ultra-processed foods that may be healthier than homemade
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoHis seminal study, published in 2019 and conducted at the National Institutes of Health's human...
'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disorders
LiveScience· 5 days agoAncient viral DNA embedded in the human genome may boost people's susceptibility to neuropsychiatric...