Are you a human, or a human-Neanderthal hybrid? The concept of the species, one of the most basic in biology, may not be as well-defined as we think Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432601-100-homo-sapiens-genetic-insights-suggest-we-may-not-really-be-a-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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We’re beginning to question the idea of species – including our own
Are you a human, or a human-Neanderthal hybrid? The concept of the species, one of the most basic in biology, may not be as well-defined as we think Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432601-100-were-beginning-to-question-the-idea-of-species-including-our-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Neanderthals may have died out due to sheer bad luck
Modern humans have long been in the frame for driving our Neanderthal cousins to extinction, but random chance may explain their downfall Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2225123-neanderthals-may-have-died-out-due-to-sheer-bad-luck/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
‘Last’ Neanderthal necklace unearthed in Spain
Dating back 40,000 years, the necklace may have been the last of its kind ever made by the Neanderthals. Discovered within Cova Foradada – a well know… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331745/last-neanderthal-necklace-unearthed-in-spain…
Ancient footprints show Neanderthals may have been taller than thought
The biggest collection of Neanderthal footprints yet discovered offers a window on their social structure, and shows that their group was filled with children Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215803-ancient-footprints-show-neanderthals-may-have-been-taller-than-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…