The last days of the Neanderthals
The climate and early human societies were changing quickly during the fall of our closest evolutionary relative—and are big ...
Smithsonian Magazine10d
15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human
Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN17d
Mysterious Skeleton of Child With Human and Neanderthal Traits Has Finally Been Dated by Archaeologists
Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long perplexed scientists, thanks to a curious mix of features ...
Live Science on MSN29d
Neanderthal 'population bottleneck' around 110,000 years ago may have contributed to their extinction
signaling a significant change in the Neanderthal skeleton. Typically, comparisons among ancient DNA samples help researchers ...
Age of Famous Neanderthal Hybrid Child Pinpointed With Breakthrough Method
The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...
Techno-Science.net8d
Researchers succeed in dating this Human-Neanderthal hybrid skeleton
Discovered in 1998, the skeleton of the Lapedo child, a hybrid between modern humans and Neanderthals, has long intrigued scientists. Thanks to an innovative dating method, its age has finally been ...
The Independent20d
Breakthrough after skeleton of ancient Neanderthal-and-human child found
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Phys.org20d
Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals
Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals. The child's remains were ...