Neanderthals’ Disappearance May Not Have Been from Extinction, Controversial New Study Argues
The disappearance of the Neanderthals—our archaic hominin cousins—remains one of the great unresolved riddles of ancient human history.…
Tiny Footprints of a Neanderthal Toddler Reveal the Deeply Human Story of a Family on the Move
A view of the Neanderthal trackway discovered at Monte Clérigo beach in Portugal, with two study authors. Image…
Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History
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Study: Genetic Variant Inherited from Neanderthals Reduces Activity of Key Muscle Enzyme
The Neanderthal variant in AMPD1 decreases its enzymatic activity by 25% in lab-produced proteins and by up to…