The last Neanderthals may have died out much earlier than we thought
21 January 2019
Spain was seen as the only part of Europe humans struggled to colonise, allowing Neanderthals to cling on for longer – now that's being challenged
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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives
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Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour
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