Neanderthals, our closest extinct relatives, lived in western Eurasia from 400,000 years ago
until they went extinct around 40,000 years ago. DNA retrieved from ancient specimens …

Denisovans, a group of now extinct humans who lived in Eastern Eurasia in the Middle and
Late Pleistocene, were first identified from DNA sequences just over a decade ago. Only ten …

The Pleistocene presence of the genus Homo in continental Southeast Asia is primarily
evidenced by a sparse stone tool record and rare human remains. Here we report a Middle …

Variations in the form of the human face, which plays a role in our individual identities and
societal interactions, have fascinated scientists and artists alike. Here, we review our current …

Abstract Changes in potential regulatory elements are thought to be key drivers of
phenotypic divergence. However, identifying changes to regulatory elements that underlie …

Abstract The Middle and Late Pleistocene is arguably the most interesting period in human
evolution. This broad period witnessed the evolution of our own lineage, as well as that of …

Gene regulatory divergence is thought to play a central role in determining human-specific
traits. However, our ability to link divergent regulation to divergent phenotypes is limited …

The Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes enabled the discovery of sequences that differ
between modern and archaic humans, the majority of which are noncoding. However, our …

Evolution is a continuous trial and error process in which most lineages go extinct without
leaving fossil remains. Many of these lineages would be closely related and occasionally …

Abstract The Late Middle Pleistocene hominin fossils from the Xujiayao site in northern
China have been closely studied in light of their morphological variability. However, all …