Physically, Homo sapiens isn’t that special in the animal world. But our species has discovered ways of beating the odds of survival in every habitat, from jungle to Arctic wasteland. In our latest interview with biological anthropologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts, we discuss the wonderful benefits bestowed on us by animals from our evolutionary past. The biochemistry in our cells goes back to the earliest single-celled creatures living in the ancient oceans, and our arms and legs date back to when the first amphibians crawled onto land around 360 million years ago.
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