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Resurrecting Neanderthals: The scientific challenge and ethical debate
When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors before mysteriously going extinct. This genetic breakthrough yielded ...
Genes and sports: Europeans are far more likely than any other population group–especially Africans–to carry a Neanderthal mutation that limits their ability to become top athletes
Scientists have uncovered a genetic variant, inherited from Neanderthals, that may limit athletic performance. The mutation is thought to affect ...
Wombs vs. Eggs: Why humans and other mammals grow their offspring internally while most other animals don’t
Female mammals house the mechanisms over which eggs (and sperm) are used for reproduction inside their bodies, while amphibians, reptiles, ...
How did humans get so brainy? Advanced intelligence likely came from a lineage that split off for more than a millenium and then reconnected
The ancestors of all modern humans split off from a mystery population 1.5 million years ago and then reconnected with ...
Humans probably did not domesticate wolves into dogs—canines did it themselves
Scientists don't know exactly how wolves were domesticated into early dogs, but it's possible that they domesticated themselves by choosing to ...
30 different medical conditions all trace to one gene
Scientists' investigation of a rare disorder in a single patient has solved [30 other] medical mysteries..... [P]patients had a wide ...
This AI-powered ‘electronic tongue’ in development can detect if your food is spoiled or rotten
Ever wondered if that old carton of fruit juice in the back of your fridge is still safe to drink? ...
Book excerpt: What’s the evolutionary role of the placenta, the only organ that humans shed completely
"Human evolution has occurred both due to, and in spite of, the placenta. Every pregnancy, unthinkingly, must navigate a careful ...
‘It can happen in just a few generations’: These animals are evolving fastest
Evolution occurs over millennia, but it can also happen in just a few generations. ... "I don't know if any particular ...
‘We have this hubris as humans that we can control our technology’: Numerous extinct species could be revived before the end of this decade
Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotechnology and genetic engineering company, plans to bring back three iconic extinct species: the dodo (Raphus ...
Realistic robot skin: Combination of cultured cells and silicone could help robots appear more human in future
A combination of cultured cells and silicone could help robots appear more human in future thanks to realistic skin elasticity ...
Grey giants or little green men? If there is intelligent alien life on other planets, what might it look like?
The search for alien life is one of humanity's greatest missions, but it may look nothing like anything we've seen ...
Question the shared evolution of all living beings? Here are 32 animals that share some human qualities
From chimps to Harvard students, many members of the animal kingdom demonstrate surprisingly human-like behavior ...
Did Neanderthals create art? Engraved bone raises questions about human ancestor creativity
Examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the cognitive abilities of Neanderthals ...
What do high-altitude Andean communities and deep-sea fish have in common? Genetic mutations that aid survival in low-oxygen environments
Researchers discovered an example of convergent evolution in the Peruvian and Tibetan highlander communities ...
Post-apocalyptic farming? How seaweed could help us avert starvation during a nuclear winter
A nuclear war would plunge our planet into a deep nuclear winter. In the worst-case scenario, a nuclear exchange... could ...
Ancient pairing: Neanderthals and humans first interbred 250,000 years ago, new analysis shows
It was previously believed that Neanderthals and humans first encountered each other around 75,000 years ago ...
Antibiotic resistance is rising and seems unstoppable. CRISPR-designed molecules might offer an answer
Antibiotics drive bacteria toward drug resistance, so scientists are looking to viruses, CRISPR, and designer molecules for better treatments ...
Why does cilantro taste like soap to some people? Tracking genes that predispose taste for bitter beer, grapefruit and kale
Between 3% and 21% of people, depending on their location in the world, dislike cilantro for its soapiness. But how can ...
‘Pinkglow’ pineapple: What gives this genetically-modified pink pineapple its distinctive rosy color?
Scientists have engineered a pink pineapple: It's unassuming on the outside but a blushing pink on the inside. The new ...
Challenging the Africa human origin hypothesis: Turkish fossils suggest apes and humans may have shared earlier European ancestry
Human and ape ancestors arose in Europe: A newly described fossil suggests that the ancestor of humans and apes arose ...
Video: Glass see-through squid with ‘demon-like’ red eyes swims in the deep waters off the coast of Alaska
The see-through cephalopod was spotted by researchers exploring the deep sea surrounding Alaska's Aleutian Islands ...
Why stop at three-parent babies? How many biological parents can organisms have?
Most organisms have two parents, but not all. Could an individual have three parents, or even more? ...
A flash of intense consciousness after breathing stops, but before a person dies? What’s happening?
In their last minutes of life, some people's brains generate a surge of surprisingly organized-looking electrical activity that may reflect ...
What did ancient Egyptians look like? Here’s a facial approximation
A lifelike facial approximation of a man who lived 30,000 years ago in what is now Egypt may offer clues ...
Squid and human brains: Despite 500 million years of divergent evolution, their complex brain development remains similar
Squid and human brains develop the same way despite diverging 500 million years ago ...
Is violence built into our genes and human nature?
Violence is clearly not a modern phenomenon, but is it an inherent part of being human? Have we evolved to ...
First life forms on Mars could have created a ‘reverse greenhouse effect’ — making the planet inhospitable and leading to their extinction
Ancient microbial life on Mars could have destroyed the planet’s atmosphere through climate change, which ultimately led to its extinction, ...
