Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists
Genomics analysis indicates that at least 800,000 years ago breeding individuals sank to as few as 1,300
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Genomics analysis indicates that at least 800,000 years ago breeding individuals sank to as few as 1,300
A new study from East China Normal University found that the human race was almost wiped out as it approached a severe cooling period in the Earth's history known as the Middle Pleistocene.
An ancestral human species faced a startling population bottleneck and teetered on the brink of extinction around 800,000 years ago, according to new research.
Humankind struggled to survive during a 100,000 year period during the early Pleistocene, according to researchers who used a computer model to discover a severe population bottleneck in our species’ ancient past.
Ancestral populations had rebounded by about 800,000 years ago, heralding the evolution of people today, a contested DNA analysis suggests.