Prehistoric alarms: Morning person? Thank your Neanderthal genes
The researchers found over 1,000 mutations that were unique only to living humans or to Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Origin of Life: Humanity’s ancestors nearly died out, genetic study...
They point to a drastic change to the climate that occurred around that time as the cause.
The Human Cycle: A theory of childbirth’s evolution: Not what you’re...
And babies with big heads could get stuck in a tight birth canal during delivery, threatening the lives of mothers and babies alike.
Scientists debut lab models of human embryos
“We know the basics, but the very fine details we just don’t know,” said Jacob Hanna, a developmental biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science...
Journey to the blue yonder: How did birds first take off?
Far from crazy, feathered dinosaurs have become a well-established fact, thanks largely to a trove of remarkable fossils that have been unearthed in...
Paradise found: Oldest known DNA offers glimpse of a once-lush Arctic
The discovery came after two decades of scientific gambles and frustrating setbacks.
Questions raised on tinkering with viruses
In the months since, some of those researchers have been studying one of these mysterious bat viruses in a high-security laboratory in Paris, hoping...
Tooth of an ancient girl fills gap in human family tree
In one of the many caves that riddle the mountains, they have unearthed human skull fragments dating back about 75,000 years, making them the oldest...