Neanderthal extinction may have been caused by sex, not fighting
A new paper proposes that Homo sapiens may have been responsible for the extinction of Neanderthals not by violence, but through sex instead.
A new paper proposes that Homo sapiens may have been responsible for the extinction of Neanderthals not by violence, but through sex instead.
Evolution
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Computer Sciences
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Social Sciences
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Social Sciences
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Analytical Chemistry
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Environment
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