Science Dec 03 A look at the new discoveries that make Neanderthals more knowable now than ever By Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine
Science Sep 25 More research is examining how we carry the ‘genetic legacy’ of extinct human species Neanderthal genes have been linked with our immune systems and COVID-19 response, while Denisovan genes may help adapt to high altitudes. By Laura Ungar, Maddie Burakoff, Associated Press
Science Aug 23 This ancient teenager is the first known person with parents of two different species A new ancient DNA study reports the first known person to have had parents of two different species. By Michelle Langley, The Conversation
Science Jan 28 Controversial fossil hints Homo sapiens blazed a trail out of Africa earlier than thought The jaw fragment suggests our species began traveling abroad 50,000 years earlier than previously thought. By Kate Wong, Scientific American
Science Jun 10 Ancient fossils from Morocco mess up modern human origins The findings may push back the origin of our species by more than 100,000 years and challenge leading ideas about where and how our lineage evolved. By Kate Wong, Scientific American
Mar 14 Pacific Island Fossils Reignite ‘Hobbit’ Species Debate By PBS News Hour Fossils of tiny humans found on the Pacific island of Palau have fanned the flames of contention over whether another skeleton, discovered several years ago on the nearby island Flores, represents a new species of human. Continue reading