neandertal man

A mystery of Neanderthals for more than a century is one that's literally as plain as the noses on their faces - why did they have such big schnozes? One common answer suggests their faces somehow helped our extinct relatives deal with the extreme cold they faced. Now, however, scientists find...

Scientists have recovered the DNA code of a human relative recently discovered in Siberia, and it delivered a surprise: This relative roamed far from the cave that holds its only known remains. By comparing the DNA to that of modern populations, scientists found evidence that these...

Fossil Finger DNA Points to New Type of Human

Tue Jul 6, 2010 07:55 AM ET Neanderthal Males Had Popeye-Like Arms Arm bone remains show that Neanderthals were unusually pumped up on male hormones, possibly due to an all-meat diet. By Jennifer Viegas Remains of an early Neanderthal from Russia suggests these hominids had "peculiar"...

New human species discovered in Russia March 27, 2010 A new human species was discovered in Russia, thanks to DNA tests on a finger bone that was unearthed in Siberia. The person, who estimated 30,000 years ago lived, was not among the species sapiens Gay, the only human species today, but...

Roy Spencer PhD Monday, Oct 26th, 2009 About.com describes an “urban legend” as an apocryphal (of questionable authenticity), secondhand story, told as true and just plausible enough to be believed, about some horrific…series of events….it’s likely to be framed as a cautionary tale. Whether...

Man seems genetic, not Neanderthal Tuesday, February 17, 2009 LEIPZIG - Scientists are of Neanderthal DNA to that of humans and chimpanzees compared. This researcher Svante Pääbo announced the presentation of the genome of the Neanderthal. According to preliminary data, the genetic...