Two hawks from different species mated to create rare hybrid chicks, baffling experts

Two hawks from different species mated to create a rare hybrid, baffling experts who say the cross would be similar to a house cat coupling with a jaguar Researchers in Sonoma County observed two distant hawk species procreate The hawks were not just different species but entirely different genera Other animals sometimes mate across species … Read more

‘Super-archaic’ human mated with the primitive ancestor of both Denisovans and Neanderthals

‘Super-archaic’ human mated with the primitive ancestor of both Denisovans and Neanderthals 700,000 years ago Researchers used special software to compare the DNA of ancient human fossils They also found that Denisovans and Neanderthals split 600,000 years ago This is a much older estimate of the species’ divergence than proposed before By Ian Randall For Mailonline … Read more