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DNA From Polish Cave Reconstructs 100,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Community

The work reframes Central-Eastern Europe as a key region for Neanderthal population history.

Egypt Jaw Fossil Recasts Great Ape Origins

Study Finds Sex-Biased Neanderthal–Human Mating Shaped Modern X Chromosomes

Science Study Finds Neandertal–Human Pairings Skewed Toward Neandertal Men and Modern Women

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

New Study Finds Human Chin Is an Evolutionary Byproduct

Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years May Sit Near Human Lineage's Root

Moroccan Hominin Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Bolster African Roots of the Homo Sapiens Lineage

773,000-Year-Old Moroccan Fossils Recast the Early Family Tree of Modern Humans

Malawi Pyre Dating to 9,500 Years Ago Is Africa’s Earliest Intentional Cremation

Japanese Anthropological, Archaeological Societies Apologize Over Ainu Remains as Three Academic Groups Condemn Denialism

Study Finds Chimpanzees Revise Beliefs When Stronger Evidence Emerges

Long Postreproductive Lifespans Documented in Female Mountain Gorillas

Digitally Rebuilt Million-Year-Old Skull From China Recasts Human Family Tree, Study Says

Rebuilt Million-Year-Old Skull Recasts Early Human Family Tree

Rebuilt Chinese Fossil Skull Suggests Earlier Human Lineage Split

Wild Chimpanzees Routinely Ingest Alcohol From Fermented Fruit, Study Finds

Lucy Fossil Makes First European Appearance in Prague in Rare Ethiopian Loan

Lucy’s Original Fossils Open First European Exhibit in Prague on 60-Day Loan

Mountain Gorilla Study Finds Alliances, Not Strength, Define Social Ranks