Why modern human faces are smaller than Neanderthals'

Why modern human faces are smaller than Neanderthals'

Modern humans have much smaller and softer-looking faces compared to our ancient relatives like Neanderthals. But why is that? A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology offers some answers. The researchers found that the smaller size of our faces comes down to how and when our faces stop growing. Alexandra Schuh, […] The post Why modern human faces are smaller than Neanderthals’ appeared first on Knowridge Science R…