Asia’s mysterious role in the early origins of humanity
4 July 2018
Bizarre fossils from China are revealing our species' Asian origins and rewriting the story of human evolution
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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans
11 May 2018
Many of us carry DNA inherited from Neanderthals, but we can’t be sure how it affects us. Stem cells with Neanderthal DNA could tell us
Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation
26 March 2018
Our extinct cousins the Neanderthals seem to have targeted cave bears, which were normally intimidating foes, while they were sleepy and weak from hibernating through the winter
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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
