Have you ever wondered what humans will look like in the future? If you believe in evolution, you probably have. This is a question philosophers have pondered since evolution was first introduced in the early 19th century. Today, we are going to discuss various educated guesses from scientists regarding the future of human evolution. The distant future is unknown, but perhaps we can get a good idea of what may be coming. Of course, some or even all speculations may never happen.
According to the theory of evolution, humans descended from apes. Humans and apes share a common ancestor that had diverged over time to form many different species of hominid. The ancestor was earlier believed to live around 6-7 million years ago. However, a new study of chimp mutation rates suggests that the most recent ancestor actually lived about 13 million years ago.