Why humans have smaller faces than Neanderthals

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Mar 26, 2025, 3:28 pm218 ptsTop
The human face is strikingly distinct from our fossil cousins and ancestors—most notably, it is significantly smaller, and more gracile. However, the reasons behind this change remain largely unknown. A team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has investigated why and…

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