New Study Challenges Long-Held Idea that Our Ancestors Simply Got Bigger Over Time
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"New Study Challenges Long-Held Idea that Our Ancestors Simply Got Bigger Over Time" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Phys.org, IFLScience, Discover Magazine and Neuroscience News. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- New findings challenge idea that human bodies simply got bigger and bigger over time in a steady line Phys.org · 145d ago
- Ancient Human Ancestors Got Substantially Bigger 2 Million Years Ago IFLScience · 145d ago
- Human Ancestors Suddenly Got Bigger Around 2 Million Years Ago Discover Magazine · 145d ago
- Why Human Body Size Leaped 2 Million Years Ago Neuroscience News · 145d ago
- New Study Challenges Long-Held Idea that Our Ancestors Simply Got Bigger Over Time Sci.News · 145d ago
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