Some Like It Hot: Human Evolution Environment was Scorching
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 10:31
in Earth & Climate
If you think summer in your hometown is hot, consider the Turkana Basin of Kenya, where the average daily temperature has reached the mid-90s or higher, year-round, for the past 4 million years. Could the climate have influenced the way humans evolved in that region?
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