RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPopulation collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientistswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkPopulation collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientistswww.theguardian.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarePrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·1 year ago A genomics analysis of more than 3,000 living people suggested that our ancestors’ total population plummeted to about 1,280 breeding individuals for about 117,000 years. We were so close…so close…sigh
We were so close…so close…sigh