130,000-Year-Old Skull Challenges Theory on Neanderthal Noses and Ice Age Adaptation
New analysis of a 130,000-year-old Neanderthal skull challenges the cold adaptation theory, revealing their large noses were for high oxygen intake.
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Fatal Blood Incompatibility May Have Accelerated Neanderthal Extinction
New research suggests Rh factor incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans caused reproductive failure, accelerating extinction. Full analysis.
Neanderthals and Hunter-Gatherers Engineered European Landscapes Before Farming
New study reveals Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers used fire and hunting to engineer European landscapes thousands of years before agriculture. Read the full analysis.