modern humans

Stone tools reflect three waves of migration of the earliest Homo sapiens into Europe

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Stone tools reflect three waves of migration of the earliest Homo sapiens into Europe It was long thought that modern humans first ventured into Europe about 42,000 years ago, but newly analyzed tools from the Stone Age have upended this idea. Now, evidence suggests that modern humans trekked into Europe in three waves between 54,000 … Read more

Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by lack of intelligence, but interbreeding, study shows

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Neanderthals

Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by lack of intelligence, but interbreeding, study shows They are often depicted as dim-witted evolutionary losers, but Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by their lack of brains, a new study suggests. Instead, it is more likely that they disappeared 40,000 years ago because of interbreeding and assimilation with … Read more