Homo sapiens. The name for you, me, and every human being that exists on this planet. We evolved from Africa about 200,000 years ago, and carried on evolving until we became what we are today.
But are we still evolving? Well, the earth is predicted to be around 4.5 billion years old, so in the grand scale of things, our species is still very young. Other human-like creatures were around long before us. The oldest humanoid fossil dates back to 4.4 million years ago. But because we, as a race, have developed this modern world of technology, ultimately to make our lives easier, has this stopped us from evolving further?
Evolution is when genetic changes or adaptations occur when genes mutate and combine in different ways during reproduction. This is normally to help the species survive or reproduce more effectively. When these changes occur, they become more common across a population if they pose an advantage to survival. So if the purpose of evolution is to survive and reproduce, do we need to evolve any more? Are we above natural selection?
