50,000 years ago at least three closely related hominins were alive on the planet: Denisovans, Neanderthals and Modern Homo sapiens (modern humans). By about 25,000 years ago, modern humans (Modern Homo sapiens) were the only species of hominin left on Earth.

What are physical and/or behavioral aspects modern humans (compared to the other intelligent and adaptive early hominins) that made it possible for modern humans to survive, while all other hominins went extinct by about 25,000 years ago?

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