Professor Herman Pontzer's Research Published in Nature Magazine
The latest research of Professor Herman Pontzer, of the Anthropology Department, was discussed recently in Nature magazine http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature17654.html. Dr. Pontzer's research demonstrates that humans have a higher metabolic rate than other apes, and also shows "how this increased metabolism was critical for the evolution of our large brains and life history."