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Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright

Phys.org - Tue 28 May 19

Did ancient supernovae induce proto-humans to walk on two legs, eventually resulting in homo sapiens with hands free to build cathedrals, design rockets and snap iPhone selfies?

Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright, SpaceDaily - Thu 30 May 19
Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright, Newswise - Tue 28 May 19
Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright, Eurekalert - Tue 28 May 19

Astronomers say exploding stars might have forced our ancestors to walk upright

ZME Science - Thu 30 May 19

It's a wild theory -- but is it crazy enough to work?

Exploding Stars Could Have Been The Reason Why Humans Learned To Walk

Ubergizmo - Thu 30 May 19

There is a lot about our physiological makeup that is evidence of our ability to adapt to our surroundings. For example, have you ever considered why as humans we walk on our two legs instead ...

Exploding stars may have put humanity on two feet

FOXNews - Thu 30 May 19

As human ancestors went from swinging through trees to walking on two legs, they may have received a boost from an unlikely source: ancient supernovas.

Exploding Stars May Have Put Humanity on Two Feet, SPACE.com - Wed 29 May 19
Exploding Stars May Have Put Humanity on Two Feet, Livescience - Tue 28 May 19

Ancient supernovae prompted our ancestors to walk upright to avoid forest fires

Daily Mail - Tue 28 May 19

An ancient supernovae could have triggered a surge in cosmic energy that bombarded the Earth causing a surge in lightening strikes that caused forest fires leading to human evolution.

Supernovae—and an Earth Ablaze?

Laboratory Equipment - Thu 30 May 19

ArticleA proposed theory posits that supernovae that were relatively closer to the Earth ionized the planet’s atmosphere, by as much as a 50-fold threshold.Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: Space

Scientists claim ancient supernova led humans to walk upright

UPI - Tue 28 May 19

The authors of a new study argue an ancient supernova may have triggered a series of events that ended with early humans walking upright.