Scientists have discovered that an unknown group of human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, possibly enhancing brain function and shaping evolution. The study, published March 18 in ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

The interbreeding event contributed around 20% of modern human DNA, with these genes predominantly found in regions ...

Learn about the new proposal for the origins of modern humans, suggesting that our species is a genetic combination of two ...

The data used in the study are from the 1000 Genomes Project, a global initiative that sequenced DNA from populations across ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

Genes from the minority population, particularly those related to brain function, may have played a crucial role in human evolution, says Trevor Cousins.

A deep-rooted population structure emerged, suggesting modern humans, Homo sapiens, are the result of a population that split ...

The data used in the study is from the 1000 Genomes Project, a global initiative that sequenced DNA from populations across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The team developed a ...

A study of a woman who died in 2024 as the oldest person on Earth attempts to untangle the factors that enable some people to ...