Neanderthal hips challenge long-standing hypothesis of a trade-off between childbirth and bipedal walking
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"Neanderthal hips challenge long-standing hypothesis of a trade-off between childbirth and bipedal walking" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Sci.News, La Brújula Verde and Phys.org. 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 (3)
- Neanderthal Pelvis May Reveal Why Modern Men and Women Walk Differently Sci.News · 46d ago
- The Human Male Pelvis Is an Evolutionary Innovation for Walking Long Distances, While the Female Pelvis Resembles That of Neanderthals La Brújula Verde · 46d ago
- Neanderthal hips challenge long-standing hypothesis of a trade-off between childbirth and bipedal walking Phys.org · 46d ago
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