Human evolution increasing rapidly, says study

by Brian White (Subscribe to Brian White's posts)
Dec 12th 2007 10:28AM

Recent research has shown that humans are evolving at a faster rate than normal as anthropological differences are becoming more widespread than in the recent past.

Henry Harpending, a lead anthropological researcher on how humans are rapidly evolving, said that "I was raised with the belief that modern humans showed up 40,000 to 50,000 years ago and haven't changed ... the opposite seems to be true. Our species is not static."

Are we evolving really, really fast? Well, yes and no -- evolution takes thousands of years, but the rate at which many of us living in close proximity are becoming more different is rapidly changing according to experts. The research also showed that evolution had been much slower in the recent past than in the present.

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Vishaal 12-12-2007 @ 12:22PM

This is very interesting. Just look at people and how their bodies looked a 100 years, or ever 50 years ago. Bodies are changing. The way people look is changing. I think this has a LOT do with diet. People just seem to get taller and taller as the years go by. Muscles are changing due to innovations in fitness and health.