Image shows the palaeoecological reconstruction of the environment of early humanoids like Morotopithecus in today's East Africa, undated photo. It shows that the 'cradle of mankind' was probably already surrounded by grass about 20 million years ago. Note: Licensed content. (Corbin Rainbolt/Newsflash)
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18 April 2023
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African savannahs which cover more than a third of the Earth's surface emerged 10 million years earlier than scientists once thought, a new study has revealed. Soil studies and anaylising how grasses use photosynthesis to create energy have shown, says the study, the savannahs probably...