In Brief: Human evolution and big babies
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 16:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Ancient human ancestors (hominids) may have birthed larger babies and developed intense and shared styles of infant care--characteristics that distinguish humans from the great apes -- prior to the evolution of the human genus Homo, a study finds. The study is being published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.