Did Lead Poisoning Doom Neanderthals?
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A new study explores the hypothesis that lead poisoning may have contributed to the decline of Neanderthals, sparking interest in the potential environmental factors that influenced their demise.
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Original article: "Impact of intermittent lead exposure on hominid brain evolution" - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adr1524
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