n. 尼安德塔人;穴居人(Neanderthal的复数)
n. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Neanderthals are extinct, but they were the closest relative of modern humans. Up until about 30,000 years ago, human beings shared the Earth with Neanderthals. The two species were so close that they sometimes mated. Scientists have long believed th

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Newly Discovered Bones Show Genetic Mix of Ancient Human Relatives Scientists say they have discovered the remains of an ancient female whose mother was a Neanderthal and whose father was Denisovan. Neanderthals and Denisovans are early human species

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Cooling, Drying Climate May Have Led to Neanderthal Disappearance A new study suggests that ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species take the place of Neanderthals in Europe. Researchers found that such cold periods happened at the

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Study: Neanderthals Were Artists Some of the worlds oldest cave art is too old to have been made by modern humans, researchers say. Studies suggest that Neanderthals were responsible for creating cave drawings found in modern-day Spain. They also app

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Archaeologist Makes Case for Seafaring Neanderthals The more we learn about Neanderthals, the more like us they become. They made jewelry, from shells and eagle talons. They probably painted cave art. They may have buried their dead as well. 我们对尼

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You might picture Neanderthal cavemen gnaw on bones around campfire. Which wouldnt be inaccurate. But Neanderthal mayhave also dieted on roasted vegetables and known a bit about medicinal plants,too. So says a study in a journal N, the science of nat

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D: It's time once again to go to the Moment of Science's mailbag. Y: A listener writes in Dear AMOS, the Neanderthals were smart, tough, and well-adapted to the cold where they lived in regions north of Africa. So, what happened to them? D: That's on

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Neanderthals Were Sophisticated We modern humans tend to look down on our ancient Neanderthal cousins. In our imagination, Neanderthals were brutish, cave dwelling lunks who couldnt hack it once we left Africa and set up shop in Neanderthal territory

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How Neanderthals Fought Disease Every year people are encouraged to get their annual flu shots. Signs are posted at drug stores and clinics. Get your shots here. Modern preventive medicine has saved millions of lives. But you may be surprised to hear

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - The Search for DNA from A Creature That May Not Exist BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein. Today we tell about an appeal for genetic material from

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists said today that they have made a surprising discovery about prehistoric sex. Researchers say that they have found direct evidence that different types of human-like ancestors were mating with each other. NPR's Laurel Wam

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By David McAlary Washington 15 November 2006 Examination of a bone fragment from our long extinct relatives, the Neanderthals, has yielded unprecedented genetic information about their mysterious relationship to modern humans. It shows that both hum

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Each of you possesses the most powerful, dangerous and subversive trait that natural selection has ever devised. It's a piece of neural audio technology for rewiring other people's minds. I'm talking about your language, of course, because it allows

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