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Photo: Düssel River, through Neanderthal Valley, Germany, by Cordula, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons.

For Migration, Neanderthals Followed Rivers

Of course, if they followed river systems, they were assured of sources of food and water along the way. Read More ›
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Photo: Mezmaiskaya Cave, by Zurab dip, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Slow-Witted? Neanderthals Invented Their Own Tech — Didn’t Copy

Neanderthals cannot be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. But if the human mind has no history, there is no missing link. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Werner Ustorf, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Neanderthals Keep Getting Smarter

At one time, Neanderthals were considered stupid. Things have changed. Meanwhile, they are presenting some mysteries. Read More ›
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Photo: Statue of Edward Gibbon, Library of Congress, by Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Decline and Fall: A Vision of a Human-Free Planet

As the author of the review, Adrian Woolfson, says, the coming human eclipse originated in a sin against Darwinism. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Neanderthals May Be “Same Species” As Us

Using coalescence analyses and molecular clock assessments, the researchers reconstructed a timeline of genetic events. Read More ›
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Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.

No. 9 Story of 2024: Suppressed Dissent About Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans

The case of Professor William Amos represents an interesting parallel with dissenters in the intelligent design community. Read More ›
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Photo: Replica of a typical Denisovan fragment, by Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Reader Asks: What Is Denisovan DNA?

The “Denisovans” are kind of a fictional group from which we only have a few fragmented bone specimens. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

More Discoveries Point to Neanderthal Intelligence

This very ancient people we know the most about can’t be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fossil Friday: Human Nature of Neanderthals Supported Again

Extended caregiving for a strongly disabled child is a highly non-Darwinian behavior that indeeds suggests compassion on a level only found in humans. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Joy of (Neanderthal) Cooking

The Darwinian account of the human race would be much easier to believe in good faith if scientists could point to a clearly inferior and clearly human being. Read More ›

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