Human-like helpless infancy in Homo erectus and Homo floresiensis plus related claims

Stephen Bodio · 1 day ago · discuss

A long period of helpless infancy after birth is one of the most unique and mysterious characteristics in human life history. Because this trait is intimately linked to rapid postnatal brain growth, which is essential to produce the large human brain, researchers have long been interested in when it evolved. In a new study, researchers ... Read more