Human Evolution Is Still Happening, And Here’s The Evidence

Many people assume that modern comforts have lifted us beyond the reach of evolution, but the evidence points in a very different direction. Human traits continue to shift in response to climate, food, and disease — just as they always have. Skin pigments adjust to sunlight, digestive genes shift with the foods societies embrace, and epidemics leave lasting marks on who survives and why. Culture may reshape our environment, but it doesn’t stop the deeper biological process that keeps adapting us to the world we live in. For more on Darwin’s theory and how it’s playing out before our eyes, this article from The Conversation is timely.

Michael A. Little

The Conversation

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