Early humans may have hunted their way to a larger brain size. A new paper proposes that after hunting large prey to extinction, humans had to take on various adaptations —such as language, sophisticated tool use, and dog domestication — to hunt smaller prey efficiently; all of which requires more brainpower, and thus bigger brains. The researchers suggest that our brains grew larger as prey grew smaller, only stabilizing after the Agricultural Revolution. Read full article here
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The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here
Merv
January 27, 2023
