The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn’t conquer the world

The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn’t conquer the world

Over tens of thousands of years, waves of Homo sapiens set out across Europe and Asia, only for their societies and cultures to mysteriously vanish. At last, ancient DNA is revealing why

Humans were once on verge of extinction, with less than 1,500 people left, reason will leave you shocked

Humans have inhabited all corners of the world today. But there was a period when humanity was almost wiped out from the face of the Earth. This was around 9 lakh years ago, when the global human population reached only 1,280 reproducing individuals, according to a new study. Read on to know more.

How 1,280 Ancestors Nearly Disappeared 800,000 Years Ago

A groundbreaking DNA study has revealed a startling chapter in the story of human evolution: approximately 800,000 years ago, our ancestors teetered on the brink of extinction. According to genetic evidence, early human populations dwindled to as few as 1,280 individuals, marking a dramatic population bottleneck that lasted for nearly 117,000 years.This astonishing discovery sheds new light on the fragility of our species' origins—and the resili…