Newly discovered African 'climate seesaw' drove human evolution

A scientific consortium has found that ancient El Niño-like weather patterns were the primary drivers of environmental change in sub-Saharan Africa over the last 620 thousand years - the critical time-frame for the evolution of our species. The group found that these ancient weather patterns had more profound impacts in sub-Saharan Africa than glacial-interglacial cycles more commonly linked to human evolution.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210531153205.htm
Newly discovered African 'climate seesaw' drove human evolution Newly discovered African 'climate seesaw' drove human evolution Reviewed by cmakigo on May 31, 2021 Rating: 5

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