{"id":58367,"date":"2021-09-28T21:10:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T01:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesensei.com\/?p=58367"},"modified":"2024-01-29T11:21:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:21:06","slug":"some-people-are-growing-an-extra-artery-and-what-that-means-for-human-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.sciencesensei.com\/some-people-are-growing-an-extra-artery-and-what-that-means-for-human-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Some People Are Growing an Extra Artery – What that Means for Human Evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
Human evolution has changed a lot of things about mankind. We are no longer swinging through the trees and covered in hair all over our bodies. At least, most of us are not. Beyond that little bit of stuff that we call hair compared to our Great Ape cousins obviously. We have evolved heavily over the years but the last great change happened before our current Holocene period. This began roughly 12,000 years ago. While it is true that humans have not changed drastically in 12,000 years, we have still changed off and on<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Most of this has to do with our adaptation to the environments we live in. For example, those who live in several European nations do not have naturally dark or olive skin like those who live in the Middle East. Why? Because most of their year does not require them to be in an incredibly hot environment. Therefore, melanin rates differ. Things just like this, our major evolutionary changes in the Holocene, is what this article is all about.<\/p>\n