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

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