A team’s investigation of ancient human burials in Israel’s Tinshemet Cave has revealed evidence that Homo sapiens and our nearest cousins, the Neanderthals, intermingled in ancient times, sharing moments of daily life and various customs. The team’s research—published today in Nature Human Behavior—investigated stone tools, hunting strategies, and social aspects of the two human groups, and […]
Men Have Grown Taller and Bigger at Twice the Rate of Women as Countries Became Richer
An international team of researchers analyzed data on the heights and weights of more than 135,600 non-obese men and women from around the world and linked that data with national levels of prosperity. While both men and women grow taller and heavier as countries become wealthier, the researchers found that the trend in men is […]