A mammoth tooth uncovered from the Siberian permafrost yields the oldest DNA yet discovered and provides insight into the evolution of the giant beasts. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/worlds-oldest-dna-mammoth-evolution-video…
Tag: Neanderthals
Could Earth’s Reversing Magnetic Poles Accelerate Climate Change?
A team of researchers from Sydney’s University of New South Wales and the South Australian Museum have investigated how the reversal of Earth’s magnetic pole about 42,000 years could have changed earth’s atmosphere. CNN reports: “Using the ancient trees we could measure, and date, the spike in atmospheric radiocarbon levels caused by the collapse of Earth’s magnetic field,” Chris Turney, a…
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…
Neanderthals used their thumbs differently
A new study has revealed that Neanderthals had thumbs that were much better suited for power gripping. For all their differences, the Neanderthals – w… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341247/neanderthals-used-their-thumbs-differently…
Were modern humans and Neanderthals at war ?
War and conflict may have been an intrinsic part of the lives of our ancestors for over 100,000 years. Writing for ‘The Conversation’, Nicholas R. Lon… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340590/were-modern-humans-and-neanderthals-at-war…
Climate change may have driven early human species to extinction
Sudden climatic changes may have been a significant driver of the extinction of early human species, including the Neanderthals, Homo erectus and Homo heidelbergensis Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257479-climate-change-may-have-driven-early-human-species-to-extinction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
We are in the midst of rewriting our understanding of Neanderthals
Kindred by Rebecca Wragg Sykes explains how modern techniques are helping us to better understand Neanderthals, as well as where we fit in to the family tree Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732960-500-we-are-in-the-midst-of-rewriting-our-understanding-of-neanderthals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Mars big as the moon on August 27?
We can’t believe it. One of the most popular articles at EarthSky this week is the one asking, will Mars be as big as the moon on August 27? Short answer … no. This hoax has been circulating since 2003. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/double-moon-on-august-27…
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…
Neanderthals may have learned jewellery-making from us
The first modern humans to settle in Europe made pendants out of bear teeth – and a few thousand years later, Neanderthals started doing it too Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243134-neanderthals-may-have-learned-jewellery-making-from-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…