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.

Live updates from Thursday's Blue Origin NASA ESCAPADE mission that launched a New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.