Why did modern humans replace the Neanderthals? The key might lie in our social structures
Neanderthals and humans may have been equally smart and skilled, but some evidence points to humans living in larger groups.
March 26, 2024 • ~8 min
Neanderthals and humans may have been equally smart and skilled, but some evidence points to humans living in larger groups.
What could the extinction of Neanderthals tell us about our own species? An archaeologist explains in The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Scientists had figured a fossil found in Spain more than a century ago was from a Neandertal. But a new analysis suggests it could be from a lost lineage of our species, Homo sapiens.
We can trace our human evolutionary lineage back to fish.
Using a new equation based on today’s primates, scientists can take a few molar teeth from an extinct fossil species and reconstruct exactly how fast their offspring grew during gestation.
Hate winter? The answer may lie in our evolutionary history.
New study shows Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens had a taste for sharp and bitter food.
Neanderthals were wiped out by chance changes in the environment. The rise of Homo sapiens wasn’t inevitable.
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