Neanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of the back of the skull.

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This evidence poses the question of why current human populations are predominantly descended from the latest “out of Africa” ...

A new study has found that a gene variant inherited from Neanderthals still affects the muscles of some people living ...

Earth’s magnetic field weakened to a fraction of its usual strength, it allowed more harmful solar radiation to reach the surface ...

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MailOnline has asked leading paleoanthropologists to reveal what the hybrid children of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals would ...

Peaches were once green; carrots, slender and yellow. Where are we headed next? Well, bananas with a vaccine punch, and cabbages with a sting, are on the cards.

A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals, as the likely origin of a ...

New study uses DNA evidence to challenge claims that humans arrived in Sahul 65,000 years ago, pointing to a later migration ...

The enzyme AMPD1 plays a key role in muscle energy production and normal muscular function. Loss of AMPD1 activity due to ...