 

#  Two evolutionary changes underpinning human bipedalism are discovered 

 





August 27, 2025

 

 

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Bipedal locomotion – walking upright on two legs – is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind’s success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the human evolutionary lineage that reshaped the pelvis and helped facilitate this defining characteristic.

**Source**: WHTC

**Author:** Thomson Reuters &amp; Will Dunham

**Link**: [Full Text](https://whtc.com/2025/08/27/two-evolutionary-changes-underpinning-human-bipedalism-are-discovered/)



 

 

 



 

 

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