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Nosing Around

  • The Guardian
  • Mar 19, 2017
  • 1 min read

A new study indicates that climate shaped the human nose.

Researchers say their findings back up the theory that wider nostrils developed in populations living in warm, humid conditions, while populations living in high latitudes, such as northern Europe, developed narrower nostrils as an adaptation to the chilly, dry conditions.

 
 
 
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