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

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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.

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Did you have a severe case of COVID-19? Research suggests that Neanderthal genes could be to blame

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An employee of the Natural History Museum in London looks at model of a Neanderthal male in his twenties. Researchers say they've found a link between those with gene variations associated with Neanderthal ancestry and severe cases of COVID-19.

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A mysterious 40,000-year-old hip bone suggests human ancestors and Neanderthals shared a cave — and perhaps a culture

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A child looks into the eyes of a model Neanderthal at the Neanderthal Museum in Germany. Scientists think they've uncovered evidence early European humans may have shared a cave with Neanderthals, and maybe even a culture.

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An ancient skull unlike any human ever seen is baffling scientists and could rewrite the story of our evolution

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A 3D scan of facial remains shows what we know of the skull uncovered in East Asia. This skull's top is reminiscent of modern humans, but its chin is more like an archaic human.
A computer generated image of the remains from the skull of HLD 6 (show in yellow).

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Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans' noses

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A blond child grimaces nose-to-nose with a wax sculpture of a Neanderthal leaning on a stick.
New research suggests Neanderthals couldn't smell some things quite as well as humans.

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