For years, Neanderthals were portrayed as crude and primitive cavemen. Modern research has completely overturned that stereotype. Scientists now believe Neanderthals were intelligent, adaptable humans with incredibly strong bodies built for some of the harshest conditions on Earth. But new studies suggest that strength may have come with a surprising downside: they may have burned through energy far less efficiently than modern humans.
Fresh genetic clues on the usual Neanderthal stereotype suggest shifting features and far more variety than old drawings promised. One ancient genome nudges the familiar face into new territory and opens a surprisingly colorful story.
Think you know what dinosaurs looked like? Think again—the strange saga of Deinocheirus shows just how in the dark we really are.
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