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A recent discovery in central Spain has unveiled what may be the oldest complete Neanderthal fingerprint, offering new ...

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-83023-0 If interbreeding between species was frequent, this blood incompatibility would therefore have contributed to a decline in the birth rate among Neanderthals. With a ...

Blood incompatibility with Homo sapiens may have led to Neanderthal extinction. (photo credit: DEVA PRASKA DEWANTARA. Via Shutterstock) By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 28, 2025 18:25 ...