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The Scientific Beauty Of African Tightly Coiled Hair

Think Africa Reference Guide • Human Evolution • Genetics The Scientific Beauty of African Tightly Coiled Hair African tightly coiled hair is a remarkable piece of human biology: a spring-shaped structure that experimental research shows can reduce solar heat reaching the scalp while lowering the amount of sweat needed for cooling. The strongest evolutionary explanation […]

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Were Ancient Greeks Black: What Does Ancient DNA Predict?

Ancient DNA • Greece • Human pigmentation Were Ancient Greeks Black? Some prehistoric inhabitants of Greece would reasonably be described as dark-brown or Black by modern visual standards, while others had intermediate or lighter pigmentation. Ancient Greece covered thousands of years, several regions and changing populations, so neither “all Black” nor “all olive-skinned” is scientifically

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