Anthropology
Genetic analysis of remains from Belgium and France indicates that some of the last Neanderthals in north-western Europe lived in diverse, connected groups. The findings suggest inbreeding was not a major factor in their extinction around 40,000 years ago.
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Protein analysis of 23 fossil teeth shows every Homo naledi individual recovered from the Rising Star cave system was biologically female, researchers reported.
New research shows that malaria pushed early human populations away from high-risk areas in sub-Saharan Africa over the past 74,000 years. This fragmentation influenced genetic diversity and population structures. The study highlights disease as a key evolutionary force alongside climate.
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Researchers have analyzed mitochondrial DNA from eight Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave in Poland, reconstructing the genetic profile of a small group that lived there around 100,000 years ago. The study, published in Current Biology, marks the first such multi-individual genetic picture from a single site north of the Carpathians. The findings show genetic links to Neanderthals across Europe and the Caucasus.
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