Neanderthal brawn lost out to social human brain

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 04:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Neanderthals' bigger eyes and bodies meant they had less brain space to dedicate to social networking, which may explain why they died out and Homo sapiens conquered the planet, according to a new study.

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