https://phys.org/news/2018-10-reconstructs-neandertal-ribcage-clues-ancient.html > The study is published Oct. 30 in Nature Communications. > "The shape of the thorax is key to understanding how Neandertals moved in their environment because it informs us about their breathing and balance," said Asier Gomez-Olivencia, an Ikerbasque Fellow at the University of the Basque Country and the study's lead author.