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Humans may not have survived without Neanderthals
SPL Scientists can tell how ancient human populations evovled by analysing their DNA Far from triumphantly breezing out of Africa, modern humans went extinct many […]
Neanderthals and humans mated more recently than we thought! Ancient species interbred with our ancestors within the past 50,000 years, study finds – rewriting the story of our evolution
After humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, we started having sex with Neanderthals – a now extinct archaic but closely-related species. Now, […]
Scientists reveal the type of TEETH that means you have a gene inherited from Neanderthals
Your smile is likely one of the first things a person notices about you. Now, experts have found that the shape of our teeth may […]
Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred
Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened — and who those groups of humans […]
Scientists make ‘surprising’ discovery about Neanderthals’ intelligence while digging in 65,000-year-old caves
Archaeologists have uncovered ‘surprising’ new evidence that suggested Neanderthals were smarter than previously believed. Excavations near the Pyrenees mountains in Spain produced over 29,000 artifacts, including […]