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Scientists found that one tiny DNA change in the NOVA1 gene helped modern humans resist lead exposure that harmed ...

The discovery of a human facial fragment aged over one million years represents the oldest known face in western Europe and ...

A new study by a Utah anthropologist, based on genetic evidence, concludes that the colonizers of Sahul arrived later than ...

Scientists found that ancient lead exposure shaped early human evolution. The toxin may have played a surprising role in the development of modern cognition and language. An international team of ...

Learn how early humans evolved at a much faster rate than other apes, adapting larger brains as they developed new ways to socialize.

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

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Neanderthals and Denisovans both carried a slightly altered version of the GLI3 gene, in which an amino acid at one end of ...