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I think designing bridges with the largest ships that are likely to be built in mind is a good idea, but I'm wondering how practical it is? My idea would likely be more costly, but it might be more manageable: build smaller ships. Large ships can be unwieldly for not only vulnerable bridges, but...

"1 unusual ancestor" Which was ________________________. This article didn't fulfill its promise. Its title is misleading. I'm going to remember this author.

What makes you think that humans have never adapted to cold climates? Most of Europe is cold, and humans have lived there for tens of thousands of years. People living in Eurooe slaughtered animals for their fur, something that Africans did not need to do. A lot of European adaptions, including...

I understand that, but the article makes it sound as if all populations of humans inherited that trait. Since Neanderthals did not live within Africa, Africans did not.

Doesn't L3 mtDNA point towards a route through Northern Africa and up through Spain?

Which humans are we talking about? Neanderthals are not known to have lived in Africa. I supposed if you have European or Asian DNA you could have inherited your "tall" from the Neanderthals.