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Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA

Fri, 06/07/2024 - 12:25

A girl looks through a replica of a Neanderthal skull — Humans have Neanderthal DNA as a result of interbreeding tens of thousands of years ago.
Nikola Solic/Reuters

Science, Neanderthals, human-ancestor, human-genome, dna

Scientists discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their mysterious extinction

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:31

A model showing a Neanderthal family near a fire. — An exhibit shows the life of a Neanderthal family in a cave at the Neanderthal Museum in Krapina, Croatia.
Reuters/Nikola Solic

Science, Neanderthals, viruses, herpes, HPV, adenovirus

Researchers Reconstruct Neanderthal Face From Crushed 75,000-Year-Old Skull

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 12:15

A team of researchers used a flattened skull of a female Neanderthal who lived some 75,000 years ago to reconstruct the woman’s likeness, providing an uncannily vision of her appearance in life.

emma pomeroy, neanderthal anatomy, kennis, neanderthal behavior, mousterian, Neanderthals, shanidar cave

Glued Blades Are the Oldest Ever Found in Europe—and They Weren't Made by Us

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 15:30

A trove of Neanderthal tools made between 120,000 and 40,000 years ago were forged with glue, according to a team of researchers that recently studied the objects.

neanderthal behavior, ewa dutkiewicz, stone age europe, adhesive, early modern human, middle paleolithic, patrick schmidt

'Intellectually inferior' humans caused Neanderthals to go extinct, a new book claims

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 17:40

An artistic interpretation of how a Neanderthal man would have looked, with long hair and a beard — An exhibit of a Neanderthal man at the Neanderthal Museum in Croatia.
REUTERS/Nikola Solic

Science, Neanderthals, Archaeology, paleoanthropology, ancient-humans

Human bones unearthed from a German cave have altered the timeline of ancient human history

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 13:27

Ancient human bone fragment against a black background with 1 cm ruler for scale — Researchers extracted ancient human bone fragments from the Ilsenhöhle cave in Ranis, Germany.
Tim Schüler / TLDA

Science, Archaeology, homo-sapiens, Neanderthals, ancient-artifacts, bones, Research

Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history of our evolution.

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 03:36

Neanderthal — An employee of the Natural History Museum in London looks at model of a Neanderthal male.
Will Oliver/PA Images/Getty

Science, news-holiday-save-2023, news-uk, Neanderthals, ancient-humans, species

If you're an early riser, you may have Neanderthal DNA to thank for it

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 07:05

A skull of a Neanderthal is seen in the foreground, the cast is partial, and missing bits of the skull are filled in. The skull is displayed in a museum, a person is seen in the background looking at the skulls. — The cast of a Neanderthal skull is displayed in the Chemnitz State Museum of Archaeology
Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images

Science, news-uk, Neanderthals, Gene

Most of us have a bit of Neanderthal DNA, with some more than others. Scientists think they've figured out why.

Thu, 10/19/2023 - 07:47

neanderthal — A child stands nose to nose with a model of a Neanderthal at the Neanderthal Museum in Germany.
Neanderthal Museum (Mettman, Germany)

Science, news-uk, Neanderthals, homo-sapiens, Genetics

Neanderthals hunted cave lions at least 48,000 years ago, and feasted on their meat, ancient bones reveal

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 10:26

Pictures of the cave lion remains show the ancient bones placed on a black background. The camera has zoomed in on the cave lion's skull, featuring fearsome teeth. — The remains of a 50,000-year-old cave lion suggest it was hunted by Neanderthals.
Volker Minkus ©NLD

Science, news-uk, Neanderthals, early-humans

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