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A Forgotten Chapter in Human Evolution: The Hidden Ancestry of Modern Humans

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Over time, this population eventually gave rise to the majority of Homo sapiens ancestry, as well as to Neanderthals and Denisovans. What’s remarkable is that despite its small size, this group ultimately shaped most of our genetic heritage." Nat Genet (2025). DOI: 10.1038/ng.3748 1 Cousins, T., Scally, A. &

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East Meets West: Avar Society’s Genetic Patchwork in Early Medieval Austria

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While Leobersdorf's population was predominantly of East Asian origin, Mödling's inhabitants carried European ancestry," said Ke Wang, one of the study’s lead geneticists. Their society absorbed elements from both native Europeans and their East Asian heritage, creating a mosaic of influences. Zlámalová, D.,

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Resurrecting the Dire Wolf, or Clickbait Science for the 21st Century

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On the May 12th, 2025 cover of Time Magazine , you will see a picture of a white wolf below the bold word Extinct slashed through with a red block. Their morphological resemblance to grey wolves thus results from convergent evolution rather than shared ancestry ( Perri et al. Below it reads “This is Remus. He’s a dire wolf.