neanderthals
Human-Borne Diseases May Have Contributed to Neanderthal Extinction
Sorry for the genital herpes, Neanderthals.
The Original Paleo Diet Was Full of Carbs
In another blow to the idea that our paleolithic ancestors solely survived on berries and gazelle steaks, a new study argues that humans developed their big brains precisely because we ate starches.
Human-Neanderthal Lovemaking Was Short-Lived
But the winters that followed it were not most definitely not. Upshot: early Europeans were tough as hell.
A Prehistoric Poo Made Me Think About the Paleo Diet
A recently discovered fossilized turd suggests that early humans ate their veggies with their meat. Perhaps the paleo crowd had it right all along, but should we really follow early man's example, considering the neanderthals went extinct?
The Oldest Human Poop Ever Discovered Reveals What Neanderthals Ate
The 50,000-year-old sample was collected by hand.
Neanderthals Weren't Dumb
There's nothing in the fossil record or in archaeological finds that suggests Neanderthals were in any way inferior to modern humans of the time.
Can't Quit Smoking? Try Blaming Neanderthals
Genes associated with smoking, diabetes, and other genetic illnesses can be traced back to Neanderthals.
Neanderthals Had Sex with Everybody, and Other Findings from a New DNA Sequence
Neanderthals interbred with at least three other hominin species.
Is It a Good Idea to Revive Extinct Species, Jurassic Park-Style?
Some scientists say no, others say yes. The 10 year-old in all of us wants to see a live wooly mammoth.
No, a Scientist Was Not Looking for a Neanderthal Surrogate Mother
So says the Harvard scientist who unintentionally sparked a story so wrong it had to be right.
Homosapiens Too
The earliest caveman (hominid) fossils were found in Aramis, Ethiopia, in 1994. The people who found them dated them back to 4.4 million B.C., but after looking at them more closely they found out the fossils were actually from 5.8 million B.C.