Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans' noses

Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans' noses

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New research suggests Neanderthals couldn't smell some things quite as well as humans. ©Neanderthal Museum Neanderthals and Denisovans — extinct human relatives — may've had similar senses of smell to ours. Scientists recreated our ancient cousins' odor receptors in the lab to see what they could…

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