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PNAS Study Finds Neanderthal and Human Brain Anatomy Largely Overlap

The authors argue population dynamics, not innate deficits, best explain Neanderthals' disappearance.

Genome Survey Finds African Elephants Largely Healthy, Isolated Herds at Genetic Risk

Pyrenees Brown Bears Reach 108 as Watchdog Warns of Rising Inbreeding

Science Study Finds Genetic Rebound in Victoria’s Koalas After Severe Bottleneck

Bristol Bay Belugas Swap Mates Across Years, Preserving Genetic Diversity

Study Finds World’s Largest Spider-Web Complex in Sulfur Cave on Greece–Albania Border

Nature Study Finds 8,500-Year-Old Ancestry in Central Argentina That Endures Today

Possible Largest Spider Web, Home to 111,000 Spiders, Documented in Balkan Cave

Study Finds Snow Leopards Have Lowest Genetic Diversity Among Big Cats

gnomAD Adds Local Ancestry Frequencies to Improve Genetic Test Accuracy

Texas Backyard Bird Confirmed as Rare Blue Jay–Green Jay Hybrid

IUCN Officially Recognizes Four Giraffe Species

Global Team Releases Most Complete Human Pangenome and Maps 175,000 Structural Variants

Comprehensive Indian Genomic Map Reveals Archaic Legacies and Hidden Disease Variants

Landmark Study Identifies Two Breast Cancer Genes in Black South African Women

Genomic Study Traces Humanity's Longest Prehistoric Migration

Germany's Fragmented Habitats Push Red Deer Toward Genetic Crisis

Picuris Pueblo-Led DNA Study Confirms Ancestral Ties to Chaco Canyon

Scientists Achieve First Complete Genomes of Six Ape Species

Study Reveals Ancient Population Split and Reconnection Shaped Modern Humans