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What are eyebrows for?

What are eyebrows for?

Moment Of Um · Brains On Universe

February 29, 20245m 16s

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Show Notes

You might not think about your eyebrows much, but if they weren’t there, you’d definitely notice! So how did those patches of hair come to be above our eyes? Why can we wiggle them? What are they for? We asked Penny Spikins, Professor of Human Evolution at the University of York in the UK, to help us answer our questions.  


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