The new study involved taking a fresh look at the "Altamura Man," which is an exceptionally well-preserved Neanderthal skeleton covered in a thick layer of calcite, sometimes called "cave popcorn." The researchers' findings suggest that the size of Neanderthal noses might not have had anything to do with living in cold temperatures.

NASA is set to release high-resolution images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. These images, delayed due to a government shutdown, are expected to offer unprecedented detail of the object's nucleus.