Science
Newly discovered African ‘climate seesaw’ drove human evolution – Sify
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Ancient El Nino-like weather patterns were the primary drivers of environmental change in sub-Saharan Africa when humans were evolving,…
Professor Mark Maslin of UCL Geography, who contributed to the international study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), said the findings challenge previous theories on the impact of changes in the climate on the earliest ancestors.
“The detailed analysis of the past climate of Africa, led by Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr (University of Potsdam), has revealed an oscillation between wet and dry conditions across the continent. This means for…
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