Neanderthals might have lived as ‘different human form’ instead of separate species, scientists say - ‘We demonstrate that ...

A new study reveals how the duplication of the salivary amylase gene may not only have helped shape human adaptation to starchy foods, but may have occurred as far back as more than 800,000 years ago, ...

A new study shows that our ability to digest carbs long predates the agricultural revolution, and even Neanderthals had ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks ...