Early risers may have inherited faster body clocks from Neanderthals
15 February 2023
Modern humans who have inherited genetic variants related to circadian rhythms from extinct hominins are more likely to be morning people
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The World Before Us review: A gripping account of Earth's other humans
24 March 2021
The Neanderthals, Denisovans and many others once shared Earth with us. What happened – and where are they now? Archaeologist Tom Higham has written a great insider account
Mystery hominin had sex with ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans
10 June 2019
A strange signal in ancient and modern human DNA suggests the ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans must have mated with an unknown species of human
Complex stone tools in China may re-write our species' ancient history
19 November 2018
A cache of sophisticated stone tools from a cave in China date back 170,000 years – perhaps a sign that our species arrived in East Asia earlier than we thought
Traces of mystery ancient humans found lurking in our genomes
10 October 2018
Prehistoric humans were sexual adventurers, mating with Neanderthals and Denisovans, but DNA studies reveal dalliances with populations we never knew existed
Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives
24 May 2018
Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour
DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people
2 April 2018
Some modern Yoruba people in West Africa carry DNA that suggests an ancient species of hominin lingered longer than we thought
Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice
15 March 2018
The genes of extinct hominins called Denisovans live on in people from China and Papua New Guinea, suggesting two instances of cross-species breeding
Child tooth is fourth fossil clue to mysterious Denisovan humans
7 July 2017
Genetic analysis shows a tooth from the Denisova cave in Siberia is only the fourth specimen from elusive early humans who lived alongside Neanderthals
We may have mated with Neanderthals more than 219,000 years ago
4 July 2017
Analysis of DNA from a fossilised Neanderthal bone suggests modern human ancestors entered Europe and interbred with locals more than 219,000 years ago
