Genomics analysis indicates that at least 800,000 years ago breeding individuals sank to as few as 1,300

The decline appears to coincide with significant changes in global climate that turned glaciations into long-term events, a decrease in sea surface temperatures, and a possible long period of drought in Africa and Eurasia. The team behind the work said the time window also coincides with a relatively empty period on the fossil record.

  • KalashEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    Yeah, we’ve know that for 40 years, so how the hell is this news?

  • Bobby TurkalinoEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I like how one day the news gives us a couple articles about population declines in a couple East Asian countries and the next they’re talking about the human race going extinct.

    They’re so worried about not having enough slaves for their machine