Are we still evolving as a species?

Are we still evolving as a species?

They put pressure on us to adapt in order to survive the environment we are in and reproduce. It is selection pressure that drives natural selection (‘survival of the fittest’) and it is how we evolved into the species we are today. Genetic studies have demonstrated that humans are still evolving.

Are humans the most evolved animals?

It is time to stop thinking we are the pinnacle of evolutionary success – chimpanzees are the more highly evolved species, according to new research.

Are humans the weirdest animals?

The puzzling range of human emotions, actions, reactions and abilities lead to only one firm conclusion: We’re a strange bunch. Humans are arguably the most bizarre creatures in the animal kingdom.

Yes, we’re still evolving. Credit: watchara/Shutterstock Modern medicine’s ability to keep us alive makes it tempting to think human evolution may have stopped. Better healthcare disrupts a key driving force of evolution by keeping some people alive longer, making them more likely to pass on their genes.

Is consciousness an adaptation of evolution?

The laws of evolution tell us that traits are adapted to increase the chances of survival of a creature. Of traits found over the planet, consciousness, is rarely studied in the context of evolution.

Is modern medicine stopping human evolution?

Modern medicine’s ability to keep us alive makes it tempting to think human evolution may have stopped. Better healthcare disrupts a key driving force of evolution by keeping some people alive longer, making them more likely to pass on their genes.

Does evolution only happen by natural selection?

Realising evolution doesn’t only happen by natural selection makes it clear the process isn’t likely to ever stop. Freeing our genomes from the pressures of natural selection only opens them up to other evolutionary processes – making it even harder to predict what future humans will be like.