Climate ChangeOctober 1, 2016
New Evidence Shows How Climate Shaped Human Evolution
Swings between wet and dry landscapes pushed some of our ancestors toward modern traits—and killed off others
Stories by Peter B. deMenocal
Peter B. deMenocal is dean of science, director of the Center for Climate and Life, and Thomas Alva Edison/ConEd Professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences at Columbia University.
EvolutionSeptember 1, 2014
New Evidence Shows How Human Evolution Was Shaped by Climate
Swings between wet and dry landscapes pushed some of our ancestors toward modern traits—and killed off others