• nednobbins@lemmy.zip
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    5 days ago

    The cradle of humankind is generally though to be northern Africa.
    We may have adapted to surviving in cold climates but that’s not where our roots are.

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      Nordics have definitely evolved for cold weather. Most whites and Asians evolved white skin to help synthesize vitamin D from scarce sunlight. Africans evolved dark skin to avoid synthesizing too much vitamin D, which can be toxic.