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Neanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of ...
A Neanderthal trackway discovered in Portugal shows how an adult male and two children hunted for food 78,000 years ago.
Millions of people worldwide suffer from hydrocephalus, or a buildup of excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, and which recently received greater attention when Billy Joel announced his diagnosis.
When modern humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they crossed paths with Neanderthals. Over thousands ...
According to new CT scans and models, parts of the 140,000-year-old skull resemble those of modern humans, while the jaw appears to be more similar to those of our extinct relatives ...
The five-part documentary series is presented by paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi. The academic is also described as an ...
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Claims that a small-brained hominin called Homo naledi buried its dead raise intriguing questions about ancient minds and why ...
A new Simon Fraser University-led study reveals interbreeding between humans and their ancient cousins, Neanderthals, as the likely origin of a neurological condition estimated to impact up to one per ...
1 Introduction Neanderthal diet was diverse and flexible, with the composition of faunal assemblages in sites occupied by Neanderthals across Eurasia shown to vary depending on the eco-geographical ...
Modern humans may owe more to Neanderthals than just a few genetic quirks, and in at least one case, that inheritance might ...