Did Human Breasts Evolve to Keep Babies Warm?

Did Human Breasts Evolve to Keep Babies Warm?

Newborn human babies probably should be left in the womb for a little longer to cook some more, but alas, they’re born in nine months, coming out way more helpless than, say, a newborn giraffe, which comes out of the womb already knowing how to walk, or a primate that comes out covered in fur that keeps it warm. That last bit is something some researchers who published their findings in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences were interested in.…