Genomes from Oceania offer new clues to human evolution

A new Yale-led study provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive analyses to date of genetic variation in human ...
Science Daily

The hidden Denisovan gene that helped humans conquer a new world

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...
KTVZ

First known hand fossils of extinct human relative reveal ‘surprising’ features

(CNN) — The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were ...
Gizmodo

This Human DNA Tweak Came From a Distant Relative—But Not in the Way You’d Think

Some modern humans share a genetic variant with extinct human relatives called Denisovans. New research, however, suggests our archaic cousins may have been the conduit for genetic material from ...
Newsweek

Humans Driving Extinctions at Scale Not Seen in 66 Million Years

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The researchers from the University of York, in the United Kingdom, ...