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Wildfires Changed Human Evolution - Is It Happening Again?
Episode 392 Ancient wildfires may have shaped the course of human evolution. A reconstruction of the environment in East Africa 1.75 million years ago suggests a particularly volatile period of climate change made our sp...
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Wildfires Changed Human Evolution - Is It Happening Again? is an episode from New Scientist Weekly by New Scientist. Episode 392 Ancient wildfires may have shaped the course of human evolution. A reconstruction of the environment in East Af...
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Published Aug 17, 2026, 16:54 long, audio available.
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