Teens in the Ice Age hit puberty the same time as us, researchers say

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To some people, it may seem like kids are growing up faster than ever. But that’s not the case, say researchers studying puberty in human remains from the Ice Age. They were able to determine that these humans went through puberty at the same age teenagers do today. They found this by studying the few known skeletons of long-dead adolescents. CBC’s science specialist Darius Mahdavi explains more.

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