Ancient DNA challenges theories about when humans first reached North America
DNA and millennium‑old footprints now push human arrival in North America to at least 23,000 years ago.
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DNA and millennium‑old footprints now push human arrival in North America to at least 23,000 years ago.
A new study challenges the long-held belief that meat was the primary driver of human brain evolution.