Humans faced a 'close call with extinction' nearly a million years ago

Famous Neanderthal 'flower burial' debunked because pollen was left by burrowing bees | Brain fog in long COVID may be linked to blood clots | One of the longest dino tracks in the world revealed by drought in Texas state park Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 1, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Humans faced a 'close call with extinction' nearly a million years ago]( (Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, CAS) [Humans faced a 'close call with extinction' nearly a million years ago]( The human population may have lingered at about 1,300 for more than 100,000 years, and that population bottleneck could have fueled the divergence between modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Famous Neanderthal 'flower burial' debunked because pollen was left by burrowing bees]( (Smith Archive / Alamy) [Famous Neanderthal 'flower burial' debunked because pollen was left by burrowing bees]( A new study debunks the idea that Neanderthals buried a man on a bed of flowers about 75,000 years ago. [Read More]( [] Health [] [Brain fog in long COVID may be linked to blood clots]( (JUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) [Brain fog in long COVID may be linked to blood clots]( A new study links long-COVID-related brain fog to two blood-clotting proteins. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [One of the longest dino tracks in the world revealed by drought in Texas state park]( (Friends of Dinosaur Valley State Park via Facebook) [One of the longest dino tracks in the world revealed by drought in Texas state park]( Drought conditions have revealed well-preserved dinosaur tracks at a state park in Texas. [Read More]( [] [Critically endangered donkey with stripy 'zebra legs' born in UK zoo]( [Critically endangered donkey with stripy 'zebra legs' born in UK zoo]( (Marwell Zoo) An African wild ass, one of the most endangered animals on the planet, was recently born at a U.K. zoo and is already doing "zoomies" around its enclosure. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/31) [] [800-pound alligator is the longest ever caught in Mississippi]( [800-pound alligator is the longest ever caught in Mississippi]( (Red Antler Processing) The gigantic animal measured 14 feet and 3 inches long, beating the previous record for the longest alligator caught by permitted hunters by more than 2 inches. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/31) [] Poll Question [] Which parts of the eye are most susceptible to damage with age? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [The cornea.]( [Vote]( [The lid and eyelashes.]( [Vote]( [The lens and retina.]( [Vote]( [The iris.](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036