Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History

Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time.
Smithsonian Magazine

15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human

The museum’s groundbreaking Hall of Human Origins centers around the adaptations that set early humans apart Jack Tamisiea What does it mean to be human? This question, deceptively simple and imbued ...
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How 6,000-Year-Old Skeletons with "Alien" DNA Are Reshaping Human History

For decades, the narrative of early human history has been meticulously pieced together through archaeological digs, genetic analysis of modern populations, and the study of ancient remains. We've ...
Science Daily

Ancient skeletons reveal viruses embedded in human DNA

Scientists have, for the first time, rebuilt ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) using DNA from archaeological human remains that are more than 2,000 years old. The research, ...
Science Daily

Princeton study maps 200,000 years of Human–Neanderthal interbreeding

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to AI-powered genetic research, scientists have revealed a far more entangled ...
The Conversation

Changing the Eurocentric narrative about the history of science – why multiculturalism matters

MacEwan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. MacEwan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. In the 11th century in Cairo, the foundations for ...
CNN

DNA from a tiny but mighty insect could help reveal the timeline for prehistoric humans

Mosquitoes haven’t always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans. Pinpointing when mosquitoes shifted their preference to ...