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Your Hair Color and Sleep Habits May Come from Neanderthals
Neanderthal DNA could influence your skin tone, hair color, sleep patterns, mood and even smoking behavior, a new study finds.
You May Be More 'Neanderthal' Than You Thought
The newly sequenced genome of a female Neanderthal is revealing that our relatives may have passed on genes that today are linked to cholesterol levels, arthritis and other diseases.
Here's What the Last Common Ancestor of Apes and Humans Looked Like
The most complete extinct-ape skull ever found reveals what the last common ancestor of all living apes and humans might have looked like, according to a new study.
Human Ancestor Mated with 'Ghost Lineage' And the Proof Is in Your Spit
A protein that helps make human spit slimy reveals signs that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with an extinct human lineage that was an even more distant relation than Neanderthals.
Link to the Past: Evidence of Humanity's Oldest Ropes Unearthed
"Perfect forms" carved in ivory reveal humanity's oldest set of ropes, research suggests.
200,000-Year-Old 'Baby Tooth' Reveals Clues About Mysterious Human Lineage
DNA in a fossil from a young girl has revealed that a mysterious extinct human lineage occupied Asia longer than previously thought, allowing more potential interbreeding with Neanderthals.
Ancient Gap-Toothed Whale Led to Evolution of Efficient Filter Feeding
A new fossil find, named Coronodon havensteini, helps explain the unusual eating habits of the blue whale.
