Observatory: Living Higher, Thanks to Barley

Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 19:30 in Biology & Nature

A study of ancient life on the Tibetan Plateau indicates it was the ability to grow barley that allowed humans to establish permanent settlements at very high altitudes.

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