Neanderthals may have been sprinters not endurance runners
29 January 2019
We used to think Neanderthals were long distance joggers who lived in a tundra-like wasteland, now it seems they were sprinters who occupied forests
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Found 14 results for Neanderthals topic
DNA from 6000-year-old chewing gum reveals how an ancient woman lived
19 December 2018
Lola lived 6000 years ago and made glue by chewing birch bark pitch. By analysing DNA left on the pitch we know about her diet, appearance, and ancestry
AI wades into the debate on age of ancient Chinese cave murals
31 October 2018
The dates of some murals in the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas in China have long been debated, so researchers are using AI to help settle the row
Neanderthals may have powered their bigger bodies by breathing deeper
30 October 2018
The Neanderthal rib cage was about the same size as ours but a different shape, which suggests the extinct humans could take in more air with each breath
