Among the benefits of advances in genetic testing and analysis are capabilities for analyzing genomic data from thousands of years ago. This permits some initial clues to prehistoric and ancient population features and distributions. Given the relatively sparse (fossil) data and the novelty of...

Caesarean births 'affecting human evolution' By Helen Briggs BBC News The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists. More mothers now need surgery to deliver a baby due to their narrow pelvis size, according to a study. Researchers estimate cases...

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Probably a good idea to have a separate thread for the emergence of our species as some of this has gone into the Neanderthal thread: www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7154 And while some aspects fit in there fine the appearance of Homo sapiens seems like a different topic (I...

Greets http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1380427,00.html mal

http://uk.fc.yahoo.com/041027/46/f5ex9.html http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11207895%255E663,00.html

Or more stritly someone just after our Last Common Ancestor with chimps and/or gorillas: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=4500294&section=news

I am under the (humble) opinion that human evolution as we know it has ended. It's agent, natural selection, requires environmental isolation. This is no longer possible, barring cataclysm or space colonization. "Survival of the fittest" is irrelevant, as people who are weak or susceptible to...