For thousands of years, Neanderthals flourished across Eurasia. But new research suggests their genetic diversity plummeted ...

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A study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, ...

Learn how researchers analyzed Neanderthals’ inner ears to understand their genetic history.

New research on the inner ear morphology of Neanderthals and their ancestors challenges the widely accepted theory that ...

When we try to understand the Neanderthal love life, our toolkit is limited to bones, tools, and other remnants. The absence of written records leaves us with a jigsaw puzzle where some pieces are ...

Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

A recent study on the anatomy of the inner ear of Neanderthals and their ancestors has cast doubt on the widely accepted ...

Life appearance reconstruction of a Neanderthal male at the Natural History Museum of London. (Photo: Allan Henderson under CC BY 2.0) Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

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A study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, suggesting a genetic bottleneck that contributed to Neanderthals' decline.