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This reconstruction of a female Neanderthal was made using ancient DNA evidence. Our ancient ancestors looked similar to modern humans but with more prominent brows and big teeth and eyes. Scientists believe they were also smarter than we originally thought.

An angiogram done at the University of Virginia Medical Center reveals a patient's cerebral vasculature. Headaches related to SARS-CoV-2 infection may result from microvascular injury involving the trigeminal nerve.

With the discovery of Neanderthal ancestry across African populations, researchers have now found traces of ancient interbreeding in all populations studied so far. While the new study underscores the complexity of the past, it also highlights our shared history.

These piercing eyes belong to a reconstruction of a Neanderthal, an ancient human relative that shared the planet with Denisovans and modern humans. Genetic research suggests that they went extinct before the Denisovans.

Unveiled in 2008, this reconstruction of a Neanderthal female was the first made using ancient DNA evidence.