Neanderthals, a human species that died out around 40,000 years ago, lived mainly in Europe and parts of Asia. Sub-Saharan populations do carry Neanderthal DNA. For years, scientists believed that our solar system formed through violent collisions between the original building blocks. This is how science works — by reshaping theories as knowledge accumulates. Certainly, scientific knowledge is provisional and changes as we know more.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 16, 2020 07:41 UTC