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Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125,000 years ago

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/neanderthals-ran-fat-factories-125000-years-ago

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Neanderthals ran ‘fat factories’ 125,000 years ago

Fat is a very valuable food component, packed with calories, especially important when other resources might be scarce. Our earliest ancestors in Africa already cracked open bones to extract the fatty marrow from bone cavities. But now a new study published in Science Advances demonstrates that our…

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www.sciencealert.com/we-outlasted... #Neanderthals

We Outlasted Neanderthals Than...
We Outlasted Neanderthals Thanks to One Key Difference, Study Suggests

More than 40,000 years ago, the European continent was home to two human lineages: our direct ancestors, Homo sapiens, and our cousins, the Neanderthals.

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Show threadStefan F. WirthApr 29

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An insightful research by P.T.Schoenemann et al. (2026)addresses the question of whether #Neanderthals truly lived up to the stereotype of their common perception as brutish and #intellectuallyimpaired. The authors showed that the variability in #brain #volume among #Homosapiens is greater than that between H. sapiens and Neanderthals not supporting a significant intellectual difference.
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Anthropology.netApr 29
New study: Neanderthal brain differences from modern humans are smaller than the variation between two living human populations today. The cognitive inferiority argument doesn’t survive the math. #Neanderthals #Paleoanthropology #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-measure-of-a-neanderthal-mind
The Measure of a Neanderthal Mind

A new study finds that brain differences between Neanderthals and modern humans fall well within the variation seen among living people today

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Liminal FictionApr 25

WRITER FUEL: Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea?

https://www.limfic.com/2026/04/25/writer-fuel-what-if-we-could-bring-back-neanderthals/

#WriterFuel #StoryIdeas #Ideas #Writing #Writers #Neanderthals @Cloning #Anthropology

Anthropology.netApr 24
New research maps Neanderthal and Homo sapiens habitats across Europe 60,000–34,000 yrs ago. The habitat was fine. What differed was how well each group’s territories were connected to each other — and that may have made all the difference. #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-network-problem-what-spatial
The Network Problem: What Spatial Modeling Reveals About Neanderthal Extinction

A new study finds that connectivity between population centers, not climate stress or direct competition, may best explain why Homo neanderthalensis disappeared while Homo sapiens stayed

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phys.org/news/2026-04... #Neanderthals

Climate and competition alone ...
Climate and competition alone cannot explain Neanderthal extinction, study finds

A new modeling study suggests that greater connectivity between groups may have given Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals. Why Neanderthals went extinct and Homo sapiens established a lasting presence in Europe is still not fully understood. The answer is complex and involves multiple factors, but a new study using an innovative approach inspired by digital ecology is providing fresh insights.

Phys.org
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www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/n... #Neanderthals

Neanderthal Kids Grew Up So Fa...
Neanderthal Kids Grew Up So Fast—at Least Compared With Their Human Peers—Thanks to Genetic Adaptations to Their Environment

Scientists think Neanderthal children may have had faster growth rates because larger bodies tend to retain heat more effectively than smaller ones

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Show threadKnowledge ZoneApr 23

#Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) were a distinct species of archaic humans and our closest extinct relatives, inhabiting Europe and Western to Central Asia from roughly 400,000 until 40,000 years ago.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/browser?topic=Neanderthal

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www.sci.news/genetics/sta... #Neanderthals

Scientists Reconstruct One of ...
Scientists Reconstruct One of Oldest Known Neanderthal Communities | Sci.News

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from eight fossils found in Stajnia Cave in Poland reveals a tight-knit group of Neanderthals who lived about 100,000 years ago, offering one of the clearest genetic snapshots yet of a single community in prehistoric Europe.

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