The team examined 1,500 skulls dating from the mid-1800s to the mid-1980s and found that the average height from the base to the top of the skull in men increased by eight millimeters (0.3 inches), while skull size grew by 200 cubic centimeters, a space equivalent to a tennis ball.

In women, skull height increased by seven millimeters and skull size increased by 180 cubic centimeters.

Overall, skull height has increased 6.8 percent since the late 1800s, compared with a 5.6 increase in body height and a 2 percent increase in femur (thigh bone) length. The researchers also noted that skull height has continued to change while the increase in body height has recently slowed or stopped.

My guess is that larger Size Skulls are now being positvely selected by increased use of "Caesarian" Deliveries ... whereas previously in Human History, a Baby with a larger Head resulted in a Dead Mom and a Dead Baby ...

Jun 5, 2012 -- 11:16AM, Erey wrote:

I thought this was wild:
www.foxnews.com/health/2012/06/05/americ...

The team examined 1,500 skulls dating from the mid-1800s to the mid-1980s and found that the average height from the base to the top of the skull in men increased by eight millimeters (0.3 inches), while skull size grew by 200 cubic centimeters, a space equivalent to a tennis ball.

In women, skull height increased by seven millimeters and skull size increased by 180 cubic centimeters.

Overall, skull height has increased 6.8 percent since the late 1800s, compared with a 5.6 increase in body height and a 2 percent increase in femur (thigh bone) length. The researchers also noted that skull height has continued to change while the increase in body height has recently slowed or stopped.

Read more: www.foxnews.com/health/2012/06/05/americ...

I personally wonder if it is because we are shifting to a knowledge based economy?

Jun 12, 2012 -- 1:35PM, rangerken wrote:

Of course evolution has not stopped. This is simply additional evidence of it. I wonder how some religions will deal with this???

Ken

They'll say that this is part of the natural variation built into the originally created kinds that God made during Creation Week.

For which, of course, there is neither scientific evidence nor scriptural support.