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New Studies Challenge Idea That Smarter Humans Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

The findings shift the cause toward population forces over brain power.

Yunxian Homo Erectus Skulls Re-Dated to About 1.77 Million Years

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

New Study Says 'Little Foot' May Represent an Unknown Australopithecus Species

Study Finds Selective Exocannibalism of Non-Local Neanderthals at Belgium’s Goyet Caves

Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

Skhūl Child Fossil Shows Mixed Human–Neanderthal Traits, Pushing Interbreeding to 140,000 Years Ago

Maggot-Infested Meat Diet Offers Explanation for Neanderthal Nitrogen Signature

Study Finds Maggot Consumption Could Explain Neandertals’ High Nitrogen Levels

Harbin 'Dragon Man' Skull Identified as First Complete Denisovan Cranium