The discrepancy launched a seven-year investigation, culminating in a recent study in which geneticists looked at a handful of Neanderthals' DNA from around the world and compared them to Thorin's ...

"Thorin", one of the last Neanderthals to walk the planet, was part of a previously unknown lineage that was isolated for ...

A recently published scientific paper has confirmed the close genetic links between a Neanderthal population in the Rhone ...

Following from these results, the European TV Culture Channel, ARTE, has produced a documentary on Thorin and its discovery. Based in Strasbourg, ARTE has a monthly viewing of around 6.6 million. The ...

New research traces the genetic underpinnings of the enzyme amylase, which helps humans digest starches and sugars Sarah Kuta A new study, based on the remains of a Neanderthal nicknamed Thorin ...

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed “Thorin,” found by Slimak managed to stay totally isolated from groups of other ...