July
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/ 2021
A new study of fossils from the genus Homo from all over the world has concluded that human body size is linked to differences in climate and temperature. In essence they have found that cold climates made for larger bodies and warmer climates for smaller bodies. The results are literally “hot off the press” and were published today in the journal Nature Communications [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"87738","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"407","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] This is the first systematic study of how climate has affected body and brain size in the genus Homo over the last million years. ( Kimberley / Adobe Stock) Analyzing Over 300 Genus Homo Fossils The study was conducted by an interdisciplinary research team, led by both the University of Cambridge and Tübingen. The aim was
