Christian Ashford

Around 100,000 years ago, the modern human species, Homo sapiens, was believed to still be evolving in Africa. They later migrated out to different continents like Asia, Australia, and Europe, around 70,000 to 50,000 years ago. During this time, when most other human species like Neanderthals and Denisovans were living in smaller populations, Homo sapiens … Read more

Early humans are estimated to have entered and spread through Europe over 45,000 years ago. This era was often called the Pleistocene epoch. A geological time marked by its colder temperature. So, basically, Homo sapiens came to Europe during the ice ages. However, it’s not only the climate that they have to be worried about. … Read more

Denisovans are an archaic human species that once existed with earlier Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and Homo erectus. They are thought to have lived in several parts of Asia, about 200,000 years ago until roughly 40,000 years ago, when they are believed to have gone extinct. Although other species have existed far longer, like Homo erectus … Read more

Neanderthals or Homo neanderthalensis were believed to have lived in Europe and parts of Asia long before our ancestors arrived there. They are considered the closest extinct human relatives of Homo sapiens, the modern human species. Appearing around 400,000 years ago, they are estimated to have existed for over 350,000 years. In other words, they … Read more

In the modern world, someone having a great sleep is considered to be a long stretch of 7 to 8 hours at night, or monophasic sleep. So, for some people who wake up in between, before going back to bed again, also called biphasic sleep, it could be a sign that they did not get … Read more

Have you ever wondered why humans sweat after we walk, run, or are exposed to hotter environments? You probably already know that it is our body’s way to cool us down. Other animals do the same thing, for the same reason. However, humans are unique in how much we sweat compared to other primates, and … Read more

Have you ever wondered why humans are so good at running? We are not the fastest or the slowest, but we can run longer than most other animals. Primates like apes and chimpanzees, with whom we have a distant common ancestor, do not run like we do. Instead, they climb trees, walk, and sometimes sprint … Read more

If you think about your childhood, it may seem like it was such a short amount of time, but compared to other animals and primates, Homo sapiens kids take a long time to grow up. In the animal kingdom, most species are often ready to face the world faster; they can walk earlier and hunt … Read more

Over two million years ago, species under the genus Homo, commonly referred to as hominins or humans, were already present. Humans, with our abilities to make tools and change the world around us to suit our needs, some may mistakenly assume we have been the apex predators of the planet since the dawn of our … Read more

It is estimated that the modern human species has existed for 200,000 to 300,000 years, but that amount of time has changed us a lot. So, how exactly are we different from the humans of the past? Some of the earliest fossils showed that we anatomically looked the same, but there are still some significant … Read more