Nut-Size Ancient Skull Explains Our Brains' Bigness?
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 15:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A 54-million-year-old primate followed its nose, and that might help reveal why today's primates—including humans—have comparatively big brains.
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