The insane strength of Neanderthals

You're on a subway, and suddenly, you come across someone with a long face, big nose, low skull, and prominent brow ridge. You’d probably figure out right away that they are Neanderthals because of their distinct appearance. Our closest extinct cousins were way different from modern anatomical humans. But how? And more importantly, why? In this video, we’re stepping into the world of Neanderthals to find out what made them the absolute units of their time. Subscribe for Origins Explained, Prehistoric Planet, and Evolution. Inspired by Highly Compelling, BBC Studios, Stefan Milo. Inspired by The Superhuman Strength and Power of Neanderthal Man, Neanderthal Science - These Ancient Humans Were Freaks of Nature, 6 Neanderthal DNA physical traits in modern humans Click here to subscribe: http://bit.ly/3TLyrNw Sources: https://www.livescience.com/21682-neanderthals-arm-strength.html https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-07-12/genetics-reveal-how-the-neanderthals-came-to-an-end-they-did-not-go-extinct-we-assimilated-them.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027737911830831X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1095643323000533 https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1006340