Humans have been relatively short for thousands of years
2 December 2021
Until around 150 years ago, humans were relatively short – but our recent growth spurt may have more to do with social factors than dietary ones
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10 July 2019
The first modern humans were not supposed to have reached Europe until 45,000 years ago, but a skull from a Greek cave turns out to be 210,000 years old
