BUZZING· 70%16m·2026-08-17·ScienceWildfires Changed Human Evolution - Is It Happening Again?
Episode 392 Ancient wildfires may have shaped the course of human evolution. A reconstruction of the environment in East Africa 1.75 million years ago suggests a particularly volatile period of climate change made our species adapt rapidly. Climate swings may have led our species to develop sophisticated tools.…
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“Do not diss the Dandelion. It is one plant that we can eat every part. When the grasses are all burnt, it may save the humans and some animals”
“I keep wondering how much of the brush in the forests is nettle and flax and other plants that our ancient ancestors used as fibers for clothing a thousand years ago. And how much of an effect it would have on reducing the brush fires if ne…”
“Goes to show that the development of big brains in tandem with tool-making (Acheulean tools) in the Turkana Basin (Kenya) did not emerge out of a vacuum, but in fact, were timely responses to sustained environmental pressures in the form of…”
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