After all, why do we have eyebrows? [video]

Eyebrows are an important part of how we all look, so much so that we would look completely weird and different if we didn't have those weird portions of hair over our eyes. But beyond the look, what are eyebrows for ?!

In a video from Head Squeeze, Greg Foot provides the scientific explanation for the fact that even with all human evolution we still keep our eyebrows. After all, if all that our ancestors had in the body got lost over time, why do we have eyebrows?

According to the video - which has no subtitles available in Portuguese but is very visual and easy to understand - the eyebrows serve to protect the eyes. The presenter gives the example of sweat and rain, which are easily contained and diverted by the eyebrows, thus falling on the sides of the face and avoiding contact with the eyes.

It may sound simple and even silly, but the importance of eyebrows is so great that some researchers believe that if we didn't have them, our evolution would result in another form of protection, which could range from longer eyelashes to a projected forehead, such as the eyebrow. of the Neanderthal man.