Articles for tag: adaptive traits, Anthropology, body hair loss, Evolutionary Biology, human evolution

The Evolutionary Trade-Off That Made Humans Lose Their Fur

The Evolutionary Trade-Off That Made Humans Lose Their Fur

Andrew Alpin

Picture yourself looking at your closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Chimpanzees are covered in thick, protective fur from head to toe. Gorillas sport impressive coats that shield them from the elements. Yet here you are, a supposedly advanced primate, almost completely naked save for a few strategic patches of hair. This apparent evolutionary setback ...