Larger brain, smaller face: Human evolution took a different course than previously thought
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"Larger brain, smaller face: Human evolution took a different course than previously thought" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Times of India and tovima.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 96d ago.
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Coverage (2)
- Human brains may have become exceptionally large for no particular evolutionary advantage, scientists now suggest The Times of India · 120d ago
- human evolution tovima.com · 120d ago
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