Understand what makes us human — from our ancient ancestors to modern behaviors. Explore weird facts, psychology, evolution, and everything in between.
Humans and apes both evolved from a common ancestor who lived millions of years ago, but why did they retain their fur, while humans lost theirs? Well, the answer to this type of question is evolution, and how we were changed over time by our environments and desire to survive. In other words, humans lost … Read more
There is a common notion among the public that we evolved from apes, and they usually refer to the apes of today, but that idea is wrong. What is true is that we and apes evolved from a common ancestor millions of years ago, then diverged over time to be who we are today. That … Read more
Most, if not all, of our biological traits came from evolution and adaptation to survive all the challenges that we have faced over time. Our species, the Homo Sapiens, has existed for approximately 300,000 years. Throughout all the generations, we have evolved, developed new traits, and then passed them on to our offspring. That is … Read more
It is estimated that about 1% to 4% of the total genome of all people who did not originate from Africa is from the Neanderthals. This is a result of interbreeding between the two species, and up to this day, it is still heavily influencing our bodies and behavior, such as our sleeping patterns and … Read more
If you are not aware, it is now a fact that Homo Sapiens, or modern humans, have interbred with another human species, the Neanderthals. The evidence is embedded in some people’s DNA, especially those who are not of African descent. It is estimated that they have about 1 to 4% Neanderthal DNA. This is not … Read more
Neanderthals are one of the groups of ancient human species that existed long before the modern Homo Sapiens. They lived in Europe and Asia for hundreds of thousands of years, and have even walked the Earth along with us at some point in time. Today, they are now extinct, but their remains and fossils still … Read more
Homo Sapiens have only been using math for a few thousand years, but recent studies suggest that even ancient human species might have understood them too, long before we existed on this planet. Mathematics, as most of you know, is one of the most complicated and difficult concepts for our minds to master, even with … Read more
Many people believe that when a new species appears, another one vanishes. This is a common notion among the public about evolution, and it is actually wrong because that is not how nature works. This is also the reason why the question of why there are still monkeys if we evolved from them is popular … Read more
When you think of human evolution, you probably think of an event that happened thousands of years ago, where we evolved from an ape species to multiple other human species, before Homo Sapiens were born on this world. However, that is the wrong way to think of it, because evolution is still happening everywhere around … Read more
Humans are undoubtedly smarter than they were 100,000 years ago. But that statement is not actually accurate, as most people would think. The reality is we have accumulated so much knowledge and complex technologies that made our primitive ancestors look dumber than we do. Studies have shown that human anatomy, even from the past, has … Read more
