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Our *Homo sapiens* ancestors shared the world with Neanderthals, Denisovans and other types of...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of thousands of years ago, our *Homo sapiens* ancestors shared the landscape with multiple...
Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans'...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew research suggests Neanderthals couldn't smell some things quite as well as humans.©Neanderthal...
An ancient tooth found in a cave proves an extinct species of archaic humans lived in southeast Asia...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn artist's impression of a Denisovan next to a picture of the tooth found in Laos.Maayan...
If you're an early riser, you may have Neanderthal DNA to thank for it
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe cast of a Neanderthal skull is displayed in the Chemnitz State Museum of ArchaeologyHendrik...
Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhat does it mean to be human? For a long time, the answer seemed clear. Our species, Homo sapiens —...
Neanderthals passed down their tall noses to modern humans, genetic analysis finds
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo skulls comparing the shape of nasal cavities. Neanderthals were equipped with tall noses that...
Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSwedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries in human...
Study offers first compelling evidence of how humans became more intelligent than Neanderthals
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe variation of a single protein in the brain of modern humans may be responsible for their...
10 of the strangest hybrid animals
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Liger in the Siberian Tiger Park, Harbin, China. The Liger is the hybrid of a male lion and a female tiger, and there is only a 0.1% chance that such a...
Scientists Might Have Discovered a Whole New Human Lineage
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 7 months agoDid We Just Discover A Whole New Human Lineage?manx_in_the_world - Getty Images The study of a...