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Neanderthal teeth grew no faster than comparable modern humans
Recent research suggested that ancient Neanderthals might have had an accelerated childhood compared to that of modern humans but that seems flawed. view more (2005-09-20)
Neanderthals were as good at hunting as early modern humans
The disappearance of Neanderthals is frequently attributed to competition from modern humans, whose greater intelligence has been widely supposed to make them more efficient as hunters. view more (2006-01-19)
Genetic study of Neanderthal DNA reveals early split between humans and Neanderthals
In the most thorough study to date of the Neanderthal genome, scientists suggest an early human-Neanderthal split. The two species have a common ancestry, say the authors, but do not share much else after evolving their separate ways. view more (2006-11-16)
Inconsistencies with Neanderthal genomic DNA sequences
Were Neanderthals direct ancestors of contemporary humans or an evolutionary side branch that eventually died out? view more (2007-10-15)
Gendered division of labor gave modern humans advantage over Neanderthals
Diversified social roles for men, women, and children may have given Homo sapiens an advantage over Neanderthals, says a new study in the December 2006 issue of Current Anthropology. view more (2006-12-05)
Neanderthal Genome Sequencing Yields Surprising Results and Opens a New Door to Future Studies
The veil of mystery surrounding our extinct hominid cousins, the Neanderthals, has been at least partially lifted to reveal surprising results. view more (2006-11-16)
Ancient DNA reveals that some Neanderthals were redheads
Ancient DNA retrieved from the bones of two Neanderthals suggests that at least some of them had red hair and pale skin, scientists report this week in the journal Science. view more (2007-10-26)
New evidence on the role of climate in Neanderthal extinction
The mystery of what killed the Neanderthals has moved a step closer to resolution after an international study led by the University of Leeds has ruled out one of the competing theories - catastrophic climate change - as the most likely cause. view more (2007-09-13)
Nature press release for 5 September issue
[1] RELICS: THE PRODIGAL NEANDERTHAL (pp33-34) The beautifully preserved and extremely rare skeleton of a newborn Neanderthal, thought to have been lost to science for almost 90 years, has been rediscovered. The finding could lead to new insights into the evolution of human development as well as the relationship between us and our long-extinct... view more... (2002-09-05)
Britain's last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought
An archaeological excavation at a site near Pulborough, West Sussex, has thrown remarkable new light on the life of northern Europe's last Neanderthals. It provides a snapshot of a thriving, developing population - rather than communities on the verge of extinction. view more (2008-06-24)
Nature press release for 2 August issue
[412543] LIFELINES: POPULATION SET TO PEAK IN 2070 (pp543-545; N&V) The world's population may be heading for a peak as soon as 2070, followed by a decline, suggests a study in this week's Nature. There is an 85 per cent chance that the population will stop growing before 2100. The population could climb to only 8.4 billion by 2100, an estimate... view more... (2001-08-02)
Mammoth bones give clue to deaths
Experts from the University of Bradford are helping to find out if a hoard of recently-discovered mammoth and woolly rhino bones were the result of ice age man hunting or scavenging the long extinct mammals. The University's Department of Archaeological Sciences has been sent 1000s of bones found at Lynford Gravel Pit, an internationally important... view more... (2003-03-24)
Jurassic Park inspirer awarded
Professor Svante P'¤'¤bo is the recipient of the Rudbeck Prize year 2000 at Uppsala University, Sweden, in recognition for his pioneering work in unravelling the origin of the modern man. Professor P'¤'¤bo first made world headlines in 1985 when he succeeded in isolating and decoding a short sequence of genetic code (DNA) from an Egyptian mummy... view more... (2000-09-14)
German Neanderthals together
In 1856 a group of workmen entered a cave in the Neander Valley to clean out the rubbish. Some odd bones were found which researchers Fuhlrott and Schaaffhausen recognized as being from an unknown, very old human. More Neanderthal remains were found thereafter, but the species got a very bad press. This ugly creature could by no means belong to... view more... (1999-03-09)
Study shows competition, not climate change, led to Neanderthal extinction
In a recently conducted study, a multidisciplinary French-American research team with expertise in archaeology, past climates, and ecology reported that Neanderthal extinction was principally a result of competition with Cro-Magnon populations, rather than the consequences of climate change. view more (2008-12-29)
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