DNA analysis shows how Neanderthals disappeared
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Bone analysis sheds new light on the mysterious species of ancient man
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Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a short time, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Modern humans have a small amount of Neanderthal DNA, and those genes still influence our health today. Scientists think they know when the two groups …
22,000-year-old artifacts could rewrite ancient human history in North America
Darrin Lowery discovered a collection of tools in Maryland that may date back 22,000 years. That would mean that people first came to North America …
Reconstruction of the face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman makes her look friendly – there’s a problem with that
From a chipped skull, found “as flat as a pizza” on the floor of a cave in northern Iraq, the face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal …
‘Intellectually inferior’ people caused Neanderthals to become extinct, claims a new book
Neanderthal man exhibit at the Neanderthal Museum in Croatia.REUTERS/Nikola Solic What drove Neanderthals to extinction is one of the greatest mysteries in human history. A …
Bones found in an 8 meter deep pit may ‘fundamentally change’ human history in Europe
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Bones found in an 8 meter deep pit may ‘fundamentally change’ human history in Europe
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. Microscopic fragments of protein and …
Anyone in the Morning? You Might Have Neanderthal Genes to Thank.
Neanderthals were morning people, a new study suggests. And some people today who want to get up early could credit the genes they inherited from …