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New findings challenge idea that human bodies simply got bigger and bigger over time in a steady line
- June 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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The biggest jump in body size among our ancestors happened around 2–2.5 million years ago, with the appearance of Homo rudolfensis or Homo erectus/ergaster, rather than gradually across the whole human family tree.
Originally published at Phys.org