Read more about the article Modern Human Noses Came From Neanderthals, Says Study
Picture shows a Neanderthal skull used in the research from the Museo de La Plata collection, in La Plata, Argentina, undated. Scientist compared the genetic and morphological information of the face of 6,000 Latin Americans and determined a "significant Neanderthal genetic trace", persistent in the genes responsible for the variation of the face, including the shape of the nose. (CONICET/Newsflash)

Modern Human Noses Came From Neanderthals, Says Study

Modern humans have their Neanderthal ancestors to thank for their tall, narrow nose shape, a new study has revealed. The study - led by researchers from the University College London…

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Read more about the article Neanderthals Were Expert Giant Elephant Hunters, Says Study
Professor Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser, poses in undated photo. She was standing next to a life-size reconstruction of an adult male European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) in the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany. (Lutz Kindler, LEIZA/Newsflash)

Neanderthals Were Expert Giant Elephant Hunters, Says Study

Primitive human ancestors were skilled hunters tracking down and killing giant elephants for food 125,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. The study of a pit containing animal remains…

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Read more about the article Tracks Of Ancient Human Found In Spain Are 300k Years Old
Picture shows a footprint at the site of Matalascaas in Spain, undated. The hominid fossil footprints date back 300,000 years. (Eduardo Mayoral/Newsflash)

Tracks Of Ancient Human Found In Spain Are 300k Years Old

Ancient human footprints found in southern Spain two years ago have been declared nearly 300,000 years old, making them unique in Europe. The footprints are now believed to be 200,000…

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Read more about the article Modern Human Brains Less Error-Prone Than Neanderthals, Says Study
Visualization of fewer chromosome segregation errors in modern human in contrast to Neanderthal neural stem cells in an undated photo. German researchers discovered differences in the development of Neanderthal and modern human brains, as of Friday, July 29, 2022. (Felipe Mora-Bermudez, MPI-CBG/Newsflash)

Modern Human Brains Less Error-Prone Than Neanderthals, Says Study

Modern human brains make fewer mistakes than those of Neanderthals despite being of similar size, scientists in Germany have found. Researchers from the German Max Planck Institute have discovered that…

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Read more about the article Britain’s Earliest People Lived On Canterbury Outskirts Up To 620,000 Years Ago, New Study Says
Artist reconstruction of Homo heidelbergensis making a flint hand axe. (Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Illustration by Gabriel Ugueto/Newsflash)

Britain’s Earliest People Lived On Canterbury Outskirts Up To 620,000 Years Ago, New Study Says

Some of Britain's earliest humans lived on the outskirts of Canterbury in Kent between 560,000 and 620,000 years ago, a groundbreaking new study has revealed. The study, which was led…

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Read more about the article Neanderthals Chilled Out In Summer By Heading North
Lake shore (black organic layer) from 90,000 years ago superimposed by cold climatic sediments according to the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in the German city of Leipzig. (M. Weiss, M. Hein/Newsflash)

Neanderthals Chilled Out In Summer By Heading North

Man's Neanderthal ancestors used to escape warm summers to chill out in the icy climates of northern territories , a new study has revealed. Scientists have discovered that Neanderthals showed…

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Read more about the article Chunk Of DNA Inherited From Neanderthals Makes Humans More Likely To Get COVID But Less Likely To Get HIV
DNA analytics in the lab. (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology/Newsflash)

Chunk Of DNA Inherited From Neanderthals Makes Humans More Likely To Get COVID But Less Likely To Get HIV

A piece of DNA that many humans have inherited from the Neanderthals makes it more likely to get a serious bout of COVID-19 but 27 percent less likely to get…

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