Sesame seed-sized hybrids of human and Neanderthal brains sparked briefly to life in a laboratory, offering tantalizing clues as to how the organs have evolved over millennia. Source: https://www.livescience.com/human-neanderthal-minibrains-created.html
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Neanderthal ears were tuned to hear speech just like modern humans
Virtual reconstructions of Neanderthal ears show that our extinct cousins had the same physical capacity for hearing as modern humans, and so could probably also make the same sounds we can – although whether they actually spoke a language is still unknown Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2269577-neanderthal-ears-were-tuned-to-hear-speech-just-like-modern-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Upheaval and extinctions linked to magnetic reversal 42,000 years ago
42,000 years ago, a breakdown in Earth’s magnetic field led to environmental catastrophes and mass extinctions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/magnetic-field-reversal-42000-years-ago-neanderthal-extinction…
Mini brains genetically altered with CRISPR to be Neanderthal-like
Miniature brains grown in the lab are helping to reveal how modern humans survived when other hominins died out, by comparing their development when a key gene is altered Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267610-mini-brains-genetically-altered-with-crispr-to-be-neanderthal-like/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Child’s bones buried 40,000 years ago solve long-standing Neanderthal mystery
We don’t know whether it was a boy or a girl. But this ancient child, a Neanderthal, only made it to about two years of age. Source: https://www.livescience.com/neanderthal-child-burial-solves-mystery.html
DNA Inherited From Neanderthals May Increase Risk of Covid-19
A stretch of DNA linked to Covid-19 was passed down from Neanderthals 60,000 years ago, according to a new study. From a report: Scientists don’t yet know why this particular segment increases the risk of severe illness from the coronavirus. But the new findings, which were posted online on Friday and have not yet been published in a scientific journal, show…
Neanderthal DNA linked to higher fertility in modern humans
Some people carry a chunk of Neanderthal DNA that appears to reduce the chance of miscarriage and increase fertility Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2244492-neanderthal-dna-linked-to-higher-fertility-in-modern-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Neanderthals were able to make their own string
The discovery of Neanderthal-made string has further cemented the idea that the species was highly intelligent. Our Neanderthal cousins, far from bein… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336221/neanderthals-were-able-to-make-their-own-string…
Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains
The fossilised remains of the food found in one of the few remaining coastal Neanderthal sites in Europe show they ate plenty of seafood, fish and nuts Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238767-neanderthals-feasted-on-seafood-and-nuts-according-to-fossil-remains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
New Neanderthal bones found at famous Shanidar Cave
The newly found bones were close to the site of the famous ‘flower burial’ in Shanidar Cave, which overturned notions of Neanderthals as brutish subhumans and suggested they buried their dead. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/new_neanderthal_bones_shanidar_cave…