Do We Walk Upright thanks to Ancient Supernovae? (IMAGE)

University of Kansas

Do We Walk Upright thanks to Ancient Supernovae?

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A new paper from a University of Kansas researcher suggests bipedalism arose when ancient supernovae caused lightning that burned Earth's forests and prompted human ancestors to walk upright.

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