We Outlasted Neanderthals Thanks to One Key Difference, Study Suggests

A new model suggests early Homo sapiens in Europe lived in more connected networks than Neanderthals.

That connectivity may have helped sapiens adapt to climate shifts and outlast Neanderthals.

The study offers a fresh explanation for Neanderthal extinction, focusing on social and spatial resilience rather than strength or intelligence.

Researchers from the University of Montreal and the University of Cambridge published the findings in Quaternary Science Reviews.