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.

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Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking Says Humans Must Spread Out In Space To Survive

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says humans must spread out in space to survive from PhysOrg.com
(AP) — The survival of the human race depends on its ability to find new homes elsewhere in the universe because there’s an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy the Earth, world-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking said Tuesday.

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