900,000 Years Back: Human Ancestors on the Brink of Extinction
A new study suggests that human ancestors came perilously close to extinction almost a million years ago. Genomic data from 3,154 modern humans reveals that the population decreased from around 100,000 to just 1,280 breeding individuals approximately 900,000 years ago. This astonishing decline of 98.7 percent lasted for 117,000 years and posed a significant threat … Read more