Neanderthal DNA may explain why some of us are morning people (www.theguardian.com) Polish
Scientists find genes inherited from our prehistoric cousins increase tendency to rise early – useful in regions with short winter days
10 surprising things you might not know about evolution (www.earlham.ac.uk)
Blue-eyed humans are new, and the gene traces back to a singular mutation. (lemmy.world)
TLDR: Blue eyes result from having two recessive blue eye genes from both parents. The majority of blue-eyed individuals share a single H-1 haplotype (a group of genes within an organism that was inherited together from a single parent), indicating a common ancestor....
More from Tom Björklund, a Neanderthal father carrying his daughter (lemmy.world)
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Tom Björklund beautifully draws archaic humans in an effort to humanize them. This is a neanderthal girl (lemmy.world)
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300,000-year-old skull found in China unlike any early human seen before | CNN (www.cnn.com)
"An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research....
