Thin stretches of the human X chromosome look oddly empty when you scan for Neanderthal DNA. Geneticists even have a name for the gaps: “Neanderthal deserts.
By making a suspected alien into a real person, Emma Stone turns Bugonia into one of the most humane Best Picture nominees.
Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...
A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.
Although astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets, the number of confirmed exomoons—and exorings—is still zero. But ...
United Nations human rights experts issued a damning public critique of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) plans to “sex test” all women athletes.
"At first, I kind of laughed … But they were serious. I could just see the seriousness in their faces." In this book excerpt, Lise Barnéoud explores the limitations of DNA testing.
Genealogy study claims first conclusive case of sex ‘distortion’ in humans — but not all researchers are convinced.
Perhaps human females found Neanderthal males to be high-status providers. Or perhaps Neanderthal society was “patrilocal” — meaning women moved to join the man’s family — while human society was the ...
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