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Human evolution may be undergoing a major shift right before our eyes

(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have ...
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Human evolution: Facts, news, features and articles about the past 300,000 years of Homo sapiens

In 1758, Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus gave humans a scientific name: Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist ...