Dryer, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolution

Monday, October 8, 2018 - 14:11 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A progressively drying climate punctuated by variable wetter episodes may have precipitated the transition from our hominin ancestors to anatomically modern humans, according to research published on Oct. 8 in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).

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