When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...

Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...

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

Lead exposure from modern chemical pollution is a well-documented threat to neurodevelopment and general health, yet a ...

"We found clear signals of episodic lead exposure in 73 percent of the specimens (71 percent for hominins Australopithecus, ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

Learn more about the differences between Lebanese and Italian tools, which contradict the theory that modern human migrations ...

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became.

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

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