Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago
A genetic analysis suggests our ancestral population fell as low as around 1300 individuals nearly a million years ago, but other experts aren't convinced
Source: newscientist.com
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Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago, Genetics Suggest | Science
A study proposes that the population that gave rise to modern humans may have been reduced to roughly 1,300 reproducing individuals
Source: smithsonianmag.com
Humans faced a 'close call with extinction' nearly a million years ago
The human population may have lingered at about 1,300 for more than 100,000 years, and that population bottleneck could have fueled the divergence between modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Source: livescience.com
Unknown 'anatomically modern human lineage' discovered from 40,000-year-old hip bone
Fossil found in France is not quite modern human and not quite Neanderthal.
Source: livescience.com
Skull found in China points to an unknown human species
This 300,000-year-old skull found in China has traits of both humans and other more distantly-related hominids, implying a new branch on the human evolutionary tree could have lived there.
Source: jpost.com