Human Evolution & Society questions

7 fact-checked questions — tap any to predict the answer, then read why.

• Why did clothing later split into casual and formal dress?
• If clothing began as a tool, why is nudity often treated as inappropriate?
• What problem did early clothing most likely solve first?
• Why didn’t humans just grow thick fur back instead of making clothes?
• Less hair makes cold easier to feel. Why didn’t that wipe humans out?
• If less hair helped, why didn’t humans become fully hairless?
• Why do humans have much less body hair than most mammals?