Solving the Mystery of Modern Human Origins

Who were the Neanderthals? Did they interact with modern humans? Where did they go? This month’s National Geographic cover story “Last of the Neanderthals” tackles these questions and more. We’ll talk this hour with Jamie Shreeve, science editor at the magazine and author of “The Neanderthal Enigma: Solving the Mystery of Modern Human Origins” (Harper Perennial, 1996).