Large studies have shown that taller people are more likely to develop cancer than shorter people. Until now, it’s been unclear whether the increased risk
When Homo sapiens crossed paths with their Neanderthal cousins tens of thousands of years ago in Europe, they also encountered dangerous new pathogens—and, though interbreeding,
The human genome is peppered with the DNA of extinct hominins—Neanderthals and Denisovans—as a result of interbreeding with early Homo sapiens. According to some reports,