WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater environments are very fragile,” said study co-author Patricia Charvet, a biologist at Brazil’s Federal University of…
Article content A new study supports the idea that Neanderthals likely went extinct because of how they lived — in isolation. The early human species were antisocial, which could be what led to their demise, according to the study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen’s Globe Institute. It was published in the science journal…
Neanderthals’ isolated lifestyle may have contributed to their extinction by Robert Schreiber Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 A newly discovered Neanderthal skeleton found in a French cave has provided further evidence supporting the theory that Neanderthals became extinct due to their isolated and inbred communities, according to researchers from the University of…
