Human Evolution Halted 50,000 Years Ago

Researchers analyzing variation in the human genome have concluded that human evolution accelerated enormously in the last 40,000 years under the force of natural selection.

The finding contradicts a widely held assumption that human evolution came to a halt 10,000 years ago or even 50,000 years ago. Some evolutionary psychologists, for example, assume that the mind has not evolved since the Ice Age ended 10,000 years ago.

Read the rest of Human Evolution Halted 50,000 Years Ago

What do you think?

Popularity: 1% [?]

Like this story? Subscribe to my feed!

Related posts

0 comments ↓

There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.

Leave a Comment

 Beijing 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony DVD