With the results all pointing in the same direction, and potentially having a strong impact on the "big brain—long childhood" hypothesis, the scientists had to think outside the box to ...
The study analysed chimpanzee pelvic bones and found that females had human-like pelvic characteristics despite having easier births due to small brains, which surprised the scientists.
Known as the Juluren, meaning 'big head people', this ancient species may have lived in China between 300,000 and 50,000 years ago. Scientists believe they would have had a larger brain than any ...