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Neanderthals cared for 6-year-old with Down syndrome, fossil find revealsThe unique shape of an ear bone belonging to a Neanderthal child found in a cave in Spain suggests that she had Down syndrome.
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Neanderthals and humans interbred 47,000 years ago for nearly 7,000 years, research suggestsDNA from prehistoric and modern-day people suggests that humans interbred with Neanderthals 47,000 years ago for a period lasting 6,800 years.
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Neanderthals could talk — but how sophisticated was their language?Neanderthals could talk, but they likely couldn't use or understand metaphors, which compare two unlike things, research suggests.
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50,000-year-old Neanderthal bones harbor oldest-known human virusesA new analysis of two skeletons suggests that three modern human viruses infected Neanderthals around 50,000 years ago.
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10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our healthAround 2% of the genomes of modern Eurasians contains Neanderthal DNA. Here's how it affects our health.
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'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestorsFeature Neanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how.
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The mystery of the disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosomeNon-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA from our ancient cousins is nowhere to be found.
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Could Neanderthals talk?While still the topic of ongoing debate, some scientists think Neanderthals could talk and may have had language.
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130,000-year-old Neanderthal-carved bear bone is symbolic art, study arguesThe carved bear bone is one of the earliest human-made artifacts with "symbolic culture" unearthed in Europe.
