Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The discovery in 2010 that early humans and Neanderthals had once interbred was a scientific bombshell. It revealed a genetic legacy that has since been found to play a role in modern humans’ lives, affecting… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Denisovans survived and thrived on the high-altitude plateau of Tibet for more than 100,000 years, according to new research that deepens scientific understanding of the mysterious ancient humans first described in 2010. Researchers analyzed thousands… Read More »
Modern humans have small amounts of Neanderthal DNA, and these genes still influence our health today. Scientists think they have figured out when the two groups began to interbreed and exchange DNA. The results could help scientists understand how Neanderthal genes evolved in humans over thousands of years. We may view Neanderthals as ancient and… Read More »
Darrin Lowery found a collection of tools in Maryland that may date back 22,000 years. This means humans first arrived in North America thousands of years earlier than we thought. Most experts believe humans first arrived in North America between 15,000 and 20,000 years ago. North and South America were the last continents settled by… Read More »
The face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman named “Shanidar Z” has been recreated from a flaky skull found “flat as pizza” on the floor of a cave in northern Iraq. With her calm and thoughtful expression, Shanidar Z looks like a thoughtful, friendly, even kind middle-aged woman. He is a far cry from the vicious,… Read More »
Exhibition of a Neanderthal man at the Neanderthal Museum in Croatia.REUTERS/Nikola Solic What caused the Neanderthals to go extinct is one of the greatest mysteries in human history. A new book, “The Naked Neanderthal,” says humans were the real cause, thanks to their superior weapons. Author Ludovic Slimak thinks humans had less creativity and intelligence… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Microscopic protein and DNA fragments obtained from bones discovered in 8-meter-deep cave soil revealed that Neanderthals and humans probably lived side by side in Northern Europe until 45,000 years ago. Genetic analysis of fossils found… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Microscopic protein and DNA fragments obtained from bones discovered in 8-meter-deep cave soil revealed that Neanderthals and humans probably lived side by side in Northern Europe until 45,000 years ago. Genetic analysis of fossils found… Read More »