Weekly: Thorin and the lost Neanderthals; Fish that use mirrors; SpaceX’s spacewalk
Episode 267 The remains of an ancient Neanderthal man discovered in France may be one of the last members of a lost line. Researchers analysing the DNA of the fossil nicknamed “Thorin” (named after the dwarven king in the Hobbit) made the surprising discovery that he’s possibly one of the last of his line. He may have…
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