#  Sri Lankan Scientist Leads Groundbreaking Discovery on Human Evolution 

 





August 30, 2025

 

 

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A team of scientists from Harvard University, led by Sri Lankan researcher Dr Gayani Seneviratne, has made a new discovery that offers a crucial insight into how the human race evolved to walk upright. The landmark findings were recently published in the prestigious journal, *The Nature*.

**Source:** Hiru News

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