A bone discovered in Taiwan turns out to have belonged to a Denisovan, a lineage previously identified only thousands of ...

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The Levant region of the Middle East has long been recognized as a mixing pot of early humans and Neanderthals, some local and some on their way to and from other geographical regions. The many ...

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But statins can cause some unwanted symptoms, such as muscle pain. Doctors don’t understand the exact cause of statin-related muscle pain. But there’s evidence that these drugs might change ...

For decades, we've thought of our Neanderthal cousins as brutish, primitive beings. Second-class humans driven extinct by their own fallibility and stupidity. But as we are fast learning ...

Humans and Neanderthals didn’t just coexist – they mingled, competed, and even had children together. Neanderthals lived in Europe and Asia for hundreds of thousands of years before modern humans ...

sources say Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.' Dietician debunks the five biggest healthy eating myths The German Meal I Can ...

sources say Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.' Dietician debunks the five biggest healthy eating myths The German Meal I Can ...

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Your muscles are made up of 80% protein, which is why a protein-rich diet can increase muscle mass and strength. The current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein is 0.8 grams per ...