Ancient hominins had small brains like apes, but longer childhoods like humans
2020-04-01
Human ancestors that lived more than 3 million years ago had brains that were organized like chimpanzee brains, but had prolonged brain growth like humans, new research from the University of Chicago and other leading institutions shows. That means these hominins — the species Australopithecus afarensis, made famous by the LucyRead More →