Nerve cells have a special ion channel that has a key role in starting the electrical impulse that signals pain and is sent to the brain. New research finds that …read more Source:: Science
Tag: Neanderthals
Neanderthals ate mussels, fish, and seals too
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•Over 80,000 years ago, Neanderthals fed themselves on mussels, fish and other marine life. The first evidence has been found by an international team in the cave of Figueira Brava …read more Source:: Science
Scientists find early humans moved through Mediterranean earlier than believed
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•Scientists have unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by Neanderthals and earlier humans at least 200,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years …read more Source:: Science
Neanderthals walked upright just like the humans of today
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•Neanderthals are often depicted as having straight spines and poor posture. However, these prehistoric humans were more similar to us than many assume. Researchers have shown that Neanderthals walked upright …read more Source:: Science
Modern humans interbred with Denisovans twice in history
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•Modern humans co-existed and interbred not only with Neanderthals, but also with another species of archaic humans, the mysterious Denisovans. Research now describes how, while developing a new genome-analysis method …read more Source:: Science
Compassion helped Neanderthals to survive, new study reveals
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•They have an unwarranted image as brutish and uncaring, but new research has revealed just how knowledgeable and effective Neanderthal healthcare was. …read more Source:: Science
Neanderthals were artistic like modern humans
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•Scientists have found the first major evidence that Neanderthals, rather than modern humans, created the world’s oldest known cave paintings — suggesting they may have had an artistic sense similar …read more Source:: Science
Neanderthals’ lack of drawing ability may relate to hunting techniques
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•Visual imagery used in drawing regulates arm movements in manner similar to how hunters visualize the arc of a spear. …read more Source:: Science
How Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe
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•A new study explores the genetic legacy of ancient trysts between Neanderthals and the ancestors of modern humans, with a focus on Western Asia, the region where the first relations …read more Source:: Science
Evolution purged many Neanderthal genes from human genome
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•Larger populations allowed humans to shed weakly deleterious gene variants that were widespread in Neanderthals, new research indicates. …read more Source:: Science