How attractive were Neanderthal men? Study finds sex bias in interbreeding

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• – Neanderthal men were more attractive to modern humans due to a genetic bias favoring males with darker skin and more robust builds.
• – The study found that modern humans were more likely to interbreed with Neanderthal males than females, resulting in a higher amount of Neanderthal DNA in modern men.
• – The research suggests that this sex bias may have been driven by cultural or social factors rather than purely biological ones.