Extended Coloured (Afrikaans: Kleurlinge or Bruinmense) family from South Africa showing some spectrum of human skin coloration. Human skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the …

We inherit our skin color from our ancestors, and so it is obviously a trait that is tied to our biology and genetics. But what is it that brought about such a diversity of human skin colors? And how …

Jan 11, 2024 · Lighter skin became beneficial in northern latitudes with less sun exposure, while modern humans at low latitudes tended to have darker skin to protect against intense sunlight. …

Over time, the evolution of human skin pigmentation has been influenced by the nature and course of human dispersals and modifications of cultural practices, which have modified the …

Jan 28, 2019 · Skin color is one of the most obvious and (literally) superficial ways humans differ. But the evolutionary story behind this variation is shared: Over the course of human evolution, …

Jan 3, 2024 · Measures of skin reflectance, a way to quantify skin color by measuring the amount of light it reflects, in people around the world support this idea. While UV rays can cause skin …

OVERVIEW In The Biology of Skin Color, Penn State University anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski walks us through the evidence that the different shades of human skin color are evolutionary …

Scientists have found that differences in skin color are most highly related to geographic latitude and average dose of UV radiation (UV-R), allowing for selection of dark skin in equatorial …

Part II – Skin Pigmentation and UV Light Why are human populations diferently pigmented? What caused the evolution of an array of diferent skin colors? Humans Were Initially Lightly …

May 22, 2017 · In this paper, we explore the diversity of skin, hair and eye coloration in the human lineage, and seek explanations for the evolution of pigmentation traits in relation to the history …