Neanderthal ‘Thorin’ Drops a Bombshell

Turns out, the last Neanderthal in France—nicknamed Thorin—was living in total isolation for 50,000 years! Scientists just sequenced his DNA and found he didn’t mix with other Neanderthals or modern humans, which is wild considering they were just a short walk away. This lack of gene-swapping might be why his group vanished. Basically, Thorin’s lonely lineage is rewriting everything we thought we knew about why Neanderthals disappeared. Who knew ancient drama could be this juicy? #Neanderthal #AncientHistory #ScienceNews #Science