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Neanderthal tools, mammoths and new species at Cotswolds dig

BBC News 08 Aug 2025
A palaeontology dig - believed to be the biggest in the country, with more than 200 volunteers - has uncovered mammoth skulls, a 7ft (2.1m) tusk, evidence of Neanderthals and 160 million-year-old fossils ... "It's clear evidence of Neanderthal.
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New Book Links Bipolar Disorder to Neanderthal Survival Traits

PR Newswire 06 Aug 2025
6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Neanderthal-Human Hybrid Is Us ... Sherman, PhD, presents a radical new theory linking modern human creativity to bipolar genes from Neanderthal ... The Neanderthal-Human Hybrid Is Us.
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One gene reveals clues to why humans thrived and Neanderthals didn’t

Stuff 05 Aug 2025
Humans and Neanderthals are virtually identical at the genetic level. Scientists are probing the differences to understand why we are here, and they aren’t ....
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This gene tweak in mice offers clues to what sets us apart from Neanderthals

The Washington Post 04 Aug 2025
Some mice were more adept at seeking water after the gene change, signaling a behavioral change and potential cognitive advantage ... .
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A squirmy diet may explain the high nitrogen levels in neanderthal remains

National Public Radio 04 Aug 2025
New research suggests that maggots may be the secret ingredient responsible for extremely high nitrogen values found in Neanderthal remains ....
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Neanderthal “workshop” unearthed in Mazovia

Heritage Daily 04 Aug 2025
A team of archaeologists from the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw, the University of Warsaw, and the University of Wrocław, have unearthed an ancient Neanderthal workshop in Mazovia, Poland.
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Gene tweak in mice offers clues to what sets us apart from Neanderthals

The Spokesman-Review 04 Aug 2025
Neanderthal cousins ... Much of the human population still has a vestige of Neanderthal or Denisovan ancestry in them – two species of humans that vanished from the planet around 20,000 to 30,000 years ago.
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Humans And Neanderthals Hooked Up Three Times. Here’s Where It Happened

IFL Science 04 Aug 2025
Like Ross and Rachel, modern humans and Neanderthals had something of an on-again, off-again love affair ... Neanderthals, meanwhile, are likely to have thrived along the coasts of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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10 Nifty Things Neanderthals Did That Wows Modern Humans

ListVerse 02 Aug 2025
We share about 98% of our DNA with Neanderthals, making them our closest human relatives.
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Do you get frequent headaches? Study links Neanderthal DNA to headaches in modern humans

The Times of India 31 Jul 2025
Recent research suggests that Neanderthal DNA may be linked to headaches in modern humans ... Pain sensitivityVariants of the SCN9A gene, inherited from Neanderthals, have been shown to increase pain sensitivity.
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New research reveals a secret ingredient in the Neanderthal diet

The Independent 28 Jul 2025
Scientists have long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters .
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Fermented meat with a side of maggots: A new look at the Neanderthal diet

Ars Technica 28 Jul 2025
Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed like they’d been feasting on as much meat as apex predators such as lions and hyenas.
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Horrifying ancient meal loved by Neanderthals is a dieter’s dream – but would YOU eat ...

The Sun 28 Jul 2025
NEANDERTHALS may have feasted on maggot-infested meat as a core part of their diet, according to a new study ... GettyResearch from Beasley and her team suggests that Neanderthals had a hidden delicacy.
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Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots

Phys Dot Org 28 Jul 2025
Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed like they'd been feasting on as much meat as apex predators such as lions and hyenas ... Uncovering the Neanderthal menu.
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