Could climate change cause humans to shrink?


By AGENCY

Just as some animals have done before us, humans may shrink to adapt to rising temperatures caused by climate change. Photo: AFP

Just as some animals have done before us, humans could shrink in size to adapt to rising temperatures caused by climate change.

At least that's the theory put forward by a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

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