Scientists from the University of Oxford believe they've solved the mystery of why almost everyone is right-handed. Two key features in human evolution - walking on two legs and the dramatic expansion of the human brain - may be responsible for this trend.
It's a mystery that has baffled scientists for years - why is almost everyone right-handed? Across every human culture, only about 10 per cent of people favor their left hand.
However, despite decades of research, scientists have remained clueless as to why this is the case. Now, experts from the University of Oxford believe they've solved the mystery. According to their research, the answer comes down to two defining features in human evolution - walking on two legs, and the dramatic expansion of the human brain
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