Big Neandertal noses weren’t made for cold

The well-preserved nasal passages of a Neandertal skeleton are as narrow as our own

A close-up image of a fossilized human skull covered in smooth white bumps of calcification

The exceptionally well-preserved nasal cavity of this over 130,000 year old Neandertal skull wasn't specially adapted for cold and is similar to that of Homo sapiens, a new study finds.

Costantino Buzi/IPHES-CERCA

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