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140,000-year-old bones of our ancient ancestors found on sea floor, revealing secrets of extinct human speciesResearchers have recovered Homo erectus bones from the seafloor, which points to an unknown hominin population hunting on land that is now underwater in Southeast Asia.
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Ancient jawbone dredged off Taiwan seafloor belongs to mysterious Denisovan, study findsResearchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, proving that the archaic humans were distributed widely over Asia.
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Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study findsA newly excavated cave in Israel holds burials and artifacts suggesting that multiple human species commingled and shared ideas there during the Paleolithic.
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East Asians who can digest lactose can thank Neanderthal genesUnique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the population over time because they bolstered immune responses against pathogens, new data reveal.
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28,000-year-old Neanderthal-and-human 'Lapedo child' lived tens of thousands of years after our closest relatives went extinctResearchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and human traits.
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Neanderthal 'population bottleneck' around 110,000 years ago may have contributed to their extinctionA study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, suggesting a genetic bottleneck that contributed to Neanderthals' decline.
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'Speech gene' seen only in modern humans may have helped us evolve to talkA specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans, scientists say. And it changes how mice squeak.
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Neanderthal quiz: How much do you know about our closest relatives?Quiz Think you know everything about Neanderthals? Take our quiz to find out.
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Neanderthals' blood type may help explain their demise, new study findsHuman populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.
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