Maba 1] is well-known for the Neanderthal-like face, while its neurocranium shows affinities with many hominin taxa, which ...

Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

Several key moments in Earth's history help us humans answer the question "How did we get here?" These moments also shed ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of time ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to ...

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Neanderthal populations suffered a single late genetic bottleneck, refuting long-held theories about their diversity.

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Modern humans were essentially like waves crashing on a beach, slowly but steadily eroding the beach away.” With this vivid ...

New clues about our earliest ancestors suggest they may have reached Eurasia sooner than scientists once thought. Fossils ...

The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest evangelical body, has promoted creationist beliefs in its publications.

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