populations
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The discovery reinforces a growing view of human evolution as a long history of encounters and interbreeding among many related hominin populations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
"TRACE reconstructs those histories across the genome. By identifying regions whose ancestry extends unusually far back in time, we can uncover genetic contributions from extinct human populations, even in the absence of ancient DNA."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Anawalt says screening large populations of adult men for testosterone levels will result in a lot of false positives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
While larger populations saw more deaths, their numbers overall were more stable but smaller groups could be "devastated" by the loss of "just one or two".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A second restriction on the size of highland populations was the limited available area: the New Guinea highlands have only a few broad valleys, notably the Wahgi and Baliem Valleys, capable of supporting dense populations.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
