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MAY 1, 2025

federally recognized tribe has led and co-authored a genomic study of its own ancestry. Ancient Ties, Modern Stakes The study grew from a desire not just to explore ancestry but to support sovereignty. A new study, however, places them squarely in the realm of science.

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This ancient group shares ancestry with the 15,000-year-old foragers of Taforalt Cave in Morocco, associated with the Iberomaurusian culture. Neandertal DNA and the Origins of North African Ancestry Another striking discovery concerns the presence of Neandertal DNA in the Takarkori individuals.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The analysis revealed that Denisovans diverged from Neanderthals around 400,000 years ago, although the two groups share a common ancestry. Ongaro’s team has identified areas for further research, including more extensive genetic studies of understudied populations that may carry yet-undiscovered traces of Denisovan ancestry.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

. “By connecting the dots between genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, we now recognize West Papua as the launching place of historical Papuan seafarers that now contribute up to 60% of modern Wallacean ancestry,” he said.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Credit: Incola / Wikimedia Commons Despite these external influences, the Picenes largely retained a genetic profile similar to other Iron Age Italic groups, emphasizing a shared ancestry that predated the Roman era. Green gradients show the hypothesized origins of individuals with diverse ancestries in the Central Italic IA.

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APRIL 10, 2025

Denisovan ancestry and population history of early East Asians. [link] Slon, V., The genome of the offspring of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father. Nature , 561, 113–116. link] Massilani, D., Science , 370(6516), 579–583. link] 1 Tsutaya, T., Sawafuji, R., Taurozzi, A. Fagernäs, Z., Patramanis, I., Troché, G.,

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APRIL 30, 2025

And for evolutionary biologists, it’s a reminder that language—like DNA—retains traces of deep ancestry, subject to the same forces of drift, selection, and dispersal. For anthropologists, it challenges assumptions about linguistic universals by highlighting how social dynamics influence grammar.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Traditional ancestry reports often provide a static snapshot, indicating, for example, that an individual is "50% Irish." While informative, this perspective oversimplifies the intricate tapestry of human ancestry, which is more akin to a dynamic film than a still photograph. ​ Credit: Science (2025).

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Unraveling the Complex Origins of Homo sapiens At the core of understanding human evolution lies the question of human nature. Were early Homo sapiens inherently peaceful or aggressive?

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APRIL 23, 2025

Instead, it appears that the Phoenician identity was shared and adapted by highly diverse communities connected by trade, ideas, and shared language—not common ancestry. The finding challenges an old assumption—that the spread of Phoenician culture was carried by people migrating westward. Read more

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MAY 1, 2025

The short, high, gracile cranial forms common in recent centuries may owe more to changes in nutrition, lifestyle, and climate than to deep ancestry. A Record of Continual Change Today, modern European skulls look little like their Paleolithic predecessors.

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APRIL 4, 2025

“The ability to tie them may have been passed between cultures, or more likely through shared ancestry,” — Roope Kaaronen But cultural transmission can’t explain everything. In some cases, such as identical knots from South America and Russia, the likelihood of direct interaction is negligible.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Bridging Evolutionary Gaps in Asia Asia's evolutionary timeline during the Pleistocene is marked by a mosaic of hominin species, each contributing uniquely to human ancestry. .” The researchers hope that this systematic reclassification will enhance science communication by providing a more coherent picture of hominin diversity in Asia.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs." The wolves that became dogs may have chosen to live alongside us—not because we tamed them, but because they evolved to see us as their best chance for survival. Related Research For further reading on dog domestication and evolutionary modeling: Bergström, A.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Analysis of the Neanderthal genome revealed that 1 to 4% of the genome in modern humans living outside Africa is derived from Neanderthals," the study notes. The reason for this remains an open question​ High-Altitude Adaptations and the Denisovan Connection Living at high altitudes presents unique physiological challenges.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

These genetic signatures match the so-called "Fournol cluster" of Gravettian ancestry, suggesting that a distinct population survived in this region through the Last Glacial Maximum. “These were the people whose range had contracted southward during the climatic crisis,” explains Gelabert.

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APRIL 7, 2025

Their morphological resemblance to grey wolves thus results from convergent evolution rather than shared ancestry ( Perri et al. Despite coexisting geographically during the Late Pleistocene, dire wolves show no genomic evidence of interbreeding with grey wolves or coyotes, indicating prolonged evolutionary isolation.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

“Most non-Africans today carry 1-2% Neanderthal ancestry, underscoring the impact of these interactions on the settlement of regions outside Africa.” The Genomic Landscape of Neanderthal Ancestry in Present-Day Humans Authors : Sankararaman, S., Origins of Modern Human Ancestry Authors : Bergström, A.,

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APRIL 7, 2024

Delving into Canine Ancestry In a seminal study published 2022 in the prestigious journal Nature 1 , scientists embarked on a quest to unlock the secrets of dog domestication using a novel approach: analyzing the DNA of ancient wolves. Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs. Ollivier, M., Speidel, L., Westbury, M.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

The findings offer clarity on how Japan’s dual genetic ancestry emerged, enriching the current understanding of ancient East Asian migration. Principal investigator Jun Ohashi, "East Asian-related and Northeast Asian-related ancestries account for over 80% of nuclear genomes of the modern Japanese population.”

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MARCH 31, 2025

For instance, a study focusing on prehistoric individuals from France and Germany revealed significant levels of hunter-gatherer ancestry in early farming communities, suggesting continuous contact and integration between these groups over centuries. Instead, there was a prolonged period of coexistence and genetic admixture.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have decoded 1 the DNA of seven individuals found at sites in Germany and Czechia, revealing a lineage that carried traces of Neanderthal ancestry and left behind no modern descendants. Insights into Human Evolution from Neanderthal Genomes Authors : Prüfer, K.,

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JUNE 11, 2024

By examining variations in Neanderthal ancestry across different times and locations, they estimated the timing and duration of interbreeding events. Neandertal ancestry through time: Insights from genomes of ancient and present-day humans. The research team focused on the amount of Neanderthal DNA present in these samples. 1 Iasi, L.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

We talked with folks who strongly identify with their heritage ancestry, language and culture and others who navigate the complex nuances of diasporic reality. After the anti-Asian spa shootings in Atlanta, Asian Americans and supporters rallied in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 2021.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A population of hybrid ancestry? While Qafzeh Cave is well known for its early Homo sapiens burials , Manot Cave and Quneitra contain archaeological deposits from multiple time periods​ This makes it difficult to attribute these engravings to a specific hominin species. Did Neanderthals create them? Early modern humans?

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JANUARY 11, 2023

While 21% of teachers in Hawai’i are Japanese, only 10% have Native Hawaiian ancestry. Everett Collection/Shutterstock At the same time, I also recognize that my privileged experience in Hawaiʻi was forged by settler culture , the effects of which still persist in the state educational system.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Both positions allow for the occasional interbreeding that has resulted in a little bit of Neanderthal being present in many of us, especially those of European and East Asian ancestry. However, there are many challenges to exploring this distant time.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

An attempt to depict the relatedness of nearly 250,000 people in the All of Us study has drawn criticism.All of Us Research Program Genomics Investigators, Nature (2024), [link] The Complexity of Human Ancestry Data The controversy surrounding the depiction of genetic diversity underscores the challenges inherent in describing human ancestry data.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

” By comparing this genome with others, the researchers discovered that this Neanderthal had ancestry from a distinct lineage, indicating the presence of multiple isolated communities in Western Europe up until their extinction. The DNA was analyzed along with other known Neanderthal genomes to understand their shared history.”

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The vermillion marks on our foreheads dispel assumptions about our ancestry, I draw stares as we stand next to aunty. Peace is lotuses set afloat on seafoam always at risk of drowning in scattered uncertainty. We are a motley crew: aunty, uncle, and two young women.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Perhaps it is because I am Mexican American and colonization is a part of my ancestry. I have always felt connected to Indigenous peoples.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Despite the technical challenges posed by DNA degradation, the researchers successfully sequenced the genomes, revealing valuable information about the inhabitants' ancestry and genetic stability.

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JULY 11, 2024

Peyrégne confirmed that if any such "superarchaic" ancestry exists, it would be shared between Denisova 3 and Denisova 25. The Max Planck researchers plan to publish the new genome soon, offering further insights into this mysterious group.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

b) Steppe ancestry in contemporary samples estimated by reference 26. Samples depicted as vertical bars signify their 'admixture estimate' derived from NNLS across six ancestries. a) MS prevalence across modern Europe sourced from reference 3.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The most-reported cases involved single-bias incidents about race, ethnicity and ancestry (nearly 60 percent), religion (about 20 percent), and sexual orientation (just over 15 percent). 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019, an increase of 7 percent from the prior academic year.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

For now, the science is almost entirely based on data collected from people with European ancestry, which limits the conclusions that can be drawn from it, so researchers feel that they’ve at least temporarily sidestepped the issue. Related: College graduation may be partly determined by your genes, genome study of siblings finds.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

Modern Europeans, with diverse genetic ancestries, carry traits influenced by the hunter-gatherers, farmers, and pastoralists. A Global Perspective: Extending the Genomic Exploration Experts laud the study's innovative approach to understanding ancient humans by examining how ancestry influences modern traits. 1 Allentoft, M.

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