Yes, that’s very interesting, and I also read about similar studies which explain pubic hair texture as having moisture isolating capabilities. However this doesn’t address my question, which is about the apparently excessive length of head hair regardless of texture.
Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads?
nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Humans evolved with dense curly hair, which protects you from the heat psu.edu/…/life-air-conditioning-curly-hair-kept-e…
Mothra@mander.xyz 2 days ago
nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
It does. Curling up makes the hair effectively shorter. And keeps it closer to the head.
cynar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
A built in sun hat.
nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Oh yeah, and if you have really curly hair, it is effectively shorter