population genetics

Genetic models are finding more and more unknown lineages. How real are they?

May 14, 2025 • John Hawks

More and more, it looks like this event happened shortly before a million years ago, in the common ancestors of Neandertal, Denisovan, and African…

Aug 31, 2023 • John Hawks

Ghostbusters of human origins

Humans tend to mix and interact with each other. Geneticists are once again starting to take that seriously, changing their view of our origins.

May 21, 2023 • John Hawks

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