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Was Lead Poisoning The Real Reason Neanderthals Died Out?

Was Lead Poisoning The Real Reason Neanderthals Died Out?
science10/17/2025

An industrial pollutant may have been driving human evolution for millions of years.

In recent centuries, our main contact with lead has come via plumbing, paints, gasoline, and other industrial sources, leading to the assumption that the toxin only became a hazard at the onset of the modern era. However, after analyzing 51 teeth fro... [2489 chars]