EvolutionOctober 1, 2016
The Naked Truth: Why Humans Have No Fur
Recent findings lay bare the origins of human hairlessness—and hint that naked skin was a key factor in the emergence of other human traits
Stories by Nina G. Jablonski
Nina G. Jablonski is Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on the natural history of human skin, the origin of bipedalism, the evolution and biogeography of Old World monkeys, and the paleoecology of mammals that lived during the past two million years. She has conducted fieldwork in China, Kenya and Nepal.
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2010
The Naked Truth: Why Humans Have No Fur
Recent findings lay bare the origins of human hairlessness—and hint that naked skin was a key factor in the emergence of other human traits
EvolutionMay 1, 2003
Skin Deep
Throughout the world, human skin color has evolved to be dark enough to prevent sunlight from destroying the nutrient folate but light enough to foster the production of vitamin D