Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History
Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time.
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Science news this week: 'Thorin' the last Neanderthal and a 'smiley face' on Mars
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DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced, revealing inbreeding and 50,000 years of genetic isolation
Thorin — nicknamed after a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" — is also called the "last Neanderthal" because he may ...
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Neanderthal “Thorin” DNA Reveals Ancient Inbreeding
Researchers uncover the DNA of Neanderthal "Thorin," revealing genetic isolation and inbreeding within his group.
Neanderthal Remains Discovery Challenges History of Ancient Human Relatives
One of the "last" Neanderthal individuals has been found in a cave in France, revealing a previously unknown lineage.
Neanderthal Body Found In France Reveals There Were Not One, But At Least Two Lineages Of Late Neanderthals In Europe, Our Research Shows
The prevailing narrative of how humanity came about seemed straightforward enough: in Europe, the last Neanderthals bowed out ...
Puzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared
This week, uncover why Neanderthals may have disappeared, see an eel escape a predator’s stomach, explore an ancient ...
Cave discovery in France may explain why Neanderthals disappeared, scientists say
The fossilized remains of a Neanderthal discovered in a cave in southern France shed fresh light on why the ancient humans may have disappeared 40,000 years ago.
Was a lack of get-up-and-go the death of the Neanderthals?
A new study posits a very surprising answer to one of history's great mysteries—what killed off the Neanderthals?
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Meet Thorin: A Cave-Dwelling Population Of Neanderthals Were Isolated For 50,000 Years
“The Thorin population spent 50,000 years without exchanging genes with other Neanderthal populations. We thus have 50 ...
Genetic analysis of Neanderthal named for Tolkien character reveals history of inbreeding
Sharing the name of a legendary dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit," a Neanderthal now known as ...
Neanderthals’ social isolation may have sped up their extinction
A new genetic analysis revealed that Thorin’s community was isolated from other groups and diverged from more well-studied ...