Who Put The Neanderthal In Charge?

"If instead the climate had got wetter and warmer, we might be Neanderthals today discussing the demise of modern humans." Gaia Vince dives into the history of humans and Neanderthals and how humans won out — with the help of Neanderthal DNA.

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