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Are Modern Humans Like Neanderthals? Here's What Experts Say

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.28.2024 03:00 AM

Modern humans are distinct from Neanderthals, according to experts. Continue reading to learn more. Are Modern Humans Like Neanderthals? Here's What Experts Say (Photo: Pexels/Gratisography) Modern humans are often compared to Neanderthals, with the latter usually considered inferior.

Modern Humans Have One Key Advantage Over Neanderthals That Let Them Thrive and Drives the Latter’s Extinction

03.27.2024 03:30 AM

Modern humans have tight tribes of a thousand people and more while Neanderthals don't. Continue reading to learn how this plays a role in modern humans' survival and Neanderthals' extinction.

Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA Influence Early Riser Traits in Modern Humans, Study Reveals

12.15.2023 05:54 AM

Being a morning person may be linked to Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, which possibly evolved early rising for cold climates. Read the article to learn more.

Neanderthal Genome Carries Traces of Long-Forgotten Human Ancestor, Study Reveals

10.23.2023 22:23 PM

Traces of a long-forgotten human ancestor were found in the Neanderthal genome, suggesting an earlier history between modern humans and Neanderthals. Read to learn more.

45,000-Year-Old Woman's Facial Approximation Reveals Ancient Human-Neanderthal Features

08.01.2023 02:10 AM

The 45,000-year-old fossil of a woman found in Czech yields the oldest modern human genome, pre-dating the European and Asian ancestral divergence. Check out this article to learn what she looked like then.

Occipital Bone Bump: What Does It Say About the Early Human Species and the Musculoskeletal Health of Modern Man?

06.23.2023 12:00 PM

The back of our head contains an unusual bone growth known as occipital bone bump or exaggerated external occipital protuberance. Learn more about the hornlike growth in this article.

Europe's Oldest Known Engravings Found in French Cave Could Have Been Made by Neanderthals; Carvings Were Sealed Inside Cave For At Least 57,000 Years

06.21.2023 23:32 PM

Analysis revealed that the prehistoric finger engravings found inside a French cave could have been made by Neanderthals, not modern humans. Read to learn more.

Neural Stem Cells Spend More Time to Divide in Brain Chromosomes in Modern Humans Than in Neanderthals

08.01.2022 09:04 AM

New research compared brain development between modern humans and Neanderthals. Read to find out what the researchers discovered when they made the comparison.

Neanderthal Teeth May Have Grown Faster, Four Months Earlier Than In Modern Humans as Evident in a 120,000-Year Old Milk Tooth

11.25.2021 02:19 AM

Analysis of the Neanderthal milk tooth that belonged to a seven-month-old baby who lived 120,000 years ago reveals that their baby teeth emerged sooner to allow them to eat solid foods earlier than human infants.

Neanderthal, Denisovan Blood Group Analyses: Study Confirms Hypotheses on Their Origin, Dispersal, and Interbreeding with Homo Sapiens

07.30.2021 04:41 AM

The origin, dispersal, and interbreeding of Neanderthals and Denisovans have recently been confirmed by a research team through a blood group analysis.

51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Discovered in Northern Germany: Evidence of Neanderthals' ‘Sophisticated Behavior’

07.05.2021 21:45 PM

A 51,000-year-old bone carving was recently discovered in Northern Germany and its discoverers described it as further evidence of "sophisticated behavior" among Neanderthals.

Modern and Archaic Humans: New Method Reveals Genetic Differences

04.26.2021 22:07 PM

Stanford scientists have found a new method to get more information from the genomes of archaic humans that reveal the genetic differences between them and modern humans.

Neanderthals Extinction Caused by Lack of Important Skill That Homo Sapiens Have

04.22.2021 21:35 PM

A new study found what caused Neanderthals to go extinct over 40,000 years ago while Homo sapiens thrived. This was done by examining about 900 genes.

3-Million-Year-Old ‘Little Foot’ Fossil Discovered; Researchers Pinpoint Difference from Modern Humans

04.21.2021 06:31 AM

The University of Southern California researchers recently published results of a groundbreaking study that analyzed a three-million-year-old fossil called 'Little Foot.'

Origins of Hobbit Species Could Be Traced Back To Denisovans and Neanderthals

03.23.2021 01:03 AM

Archaeologists may have found the origins of the hobbit species with a new study revealing that they might be related to Denisovans and Neanderthals.

Is There Any Difference Between Today’s Humans, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans?

02.15.2021 20:02 PM

One who analyzes the difference between modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans might not find any sort of noticeable difference, at least for the Neanderthals.

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