There has been lots of speculation as to why the Neanderthals became extinct. Now there is compelling evidence that modern humans may have had had a hand in the process. The bones of a Neanderthal man who lived at the same time that modern humans bear witness that...
Extinction: it's not just for the dumb. Let this be a lesson to all of us."Britain's last Neanderthals had sophisticated weapons and lived in strategic spots, demonstrating impressive command of their territory."So, next time somebody calls you a Neaderthal, you can take...
Survival of the fittest, or survival of the fastest?"WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Human evolution has been moving at breakneck speed in the past several thousand years, far from plodding along as some scientists...
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"A skull found in a cave in Romania includes features of both modern humans and Neanderthals, possibly suggesting that the two may have interbred thousands of years ago."The skull is between 35,000 and 40,000...
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"Further evidence that Engels was correct in his ground breaking study; The role of Labour in the Transition From Ape to Man. Once again proving Hobbes wrong. Gendered division of labor gave modern humans advantage over Neanderthals"
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Scientists from the United Kingdom, France and Italy have studied teeth from Neanderthals (info) with X-rays from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). They found that the dental development of...
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"Scientists say they have found genetic evidence that may answer the longstanding question of whether modern humans and Neanderthals interbred thousands of years ago. The answer is: probably yes, though not...
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Scientists are reconstructing the genome of Neanderthals - the close relations of modern man. The ambitious project involves isolating genetic fragments from fossils of the prehistoric beings who originally...
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From CBC News, Canada: There may be a little Neanderthal in all of us.That's the conclusion of anthropologists who have re-examined 30,000-year-old fossilized bones from a Romanian cave - bones that languished in...
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"Jurrasic Park may arise with a Neandertal colony instead of Dinosaurs. After all in the 19th Century we kept folks in Zoo's during the rise of European colonization of Africa. And they were human beings. These folks after all are only our cousins. Announcing a two year...
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"Small bands of them took refuge now and then in a massive cave near the southern tip of Spain. Now a study says charcoal from their fires indicates that Neanderthals were still alive at least 2,000 years later than scientists had firmly established before."
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According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
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