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Study Reveals How Humans' Faces Evolved from Neanderthals

4/3/2025

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Modern humans possess smaller facial structures than Neanderthals, a finding from researchers at the Max Planck Institute. Their study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, reveals that earlier growth cessation during adolescence, influenced by genetic and environmental factors, played a crucial role in shaping our facial features and communication abilities.

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Modern humans possess smaller facial structures than Neanderthals, a finding from researchers at the Max Planck Institute. Their study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, reveals that earlier growth cessation during adolescence, influenced by genetic and environmental factors, played a crucial role in shaping our facial features and communication abilities.