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Neanderthals Inherited At Least 6% Of Their Genome From A Now-Extinct Lineage Of Early Modern Humans

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October 17, 2023

Neanderthals Inherited At Least 6% Of Their Genome From A Now-Extinct Lineage Of Early Modern Humans Modern humans migrated to Eurasia 75,000 years ago, where they encountered and interbred with Neanderthals. A new study published in the journal Current Biology shows that…

Some of the first humans in the Americas came from China, study finds

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May 12, 2023

Some of the first humans in the Americas came from China, study finds Ice age groups in the ancient northern coast of China helped make up the first wave of people to settle the New World, a new DNA study…

Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by lack of intelligence, but interbreeding, study shows

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April 30, 2014

Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by lack of intelligence, but interbreeding, study shows They are often depicted as dim-witted evolutionary losers, but Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by their lack of brains, a new study suggests. Instead, it…