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skeletal-changes
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New Scientistscience41 days ago
Study Finds Minor Changes in Average Japanese Skull Shape Over Past Century
CT scans of people who died between 1900 and 1920 compared with those who died between 2022 and 2024 show skulls have become more brachycephalic, with shorter foreheads, larger mastoid processes and increased sexual dimorphism. Shiori Usui attributes the changes to improved child…