/tags/neanderthals neanderthals en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT /2022-01-11/unraveling-the-strands-that-bind-us-to-our-inner-neanderthal Recent discoveries paint our ancient cousins in a new light and help us understand our shared genetic past. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT /2022-01-11/unraveling-the-strands-that-bind-us-to-our-inner-neanderthal Jeff St. Clair /news-partners/npr-news/2017-03-08/some-neanderthals-were-vegetarian-and-they-likely-kissed-our-human-ancestors A new study of the dental plaques of three Neanderthals reveals surprising facts about their lives, including what they ate, the diseases that ailed them and how they self-medicated (and smooched). Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:11:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2017-03-08/some-neanderthals-were-vegetarian-and-they-likely-kissed-our-human-ancestors Rhitu Chatterjee