Wow
by tristero
Looks like we may have a new cousin.
As recently as 30,000 years ago, it now appears, there were five human species in the world: Homo erectus, the little Floresians, Neanderthals, modern humans and the new lineage from the Denisova cave…
“We think it’s normal to be alone in the world as we are today,” Dr. [Ian] Tattersall said, and to see human evolution as a long trend leading to Homo sapiens. In fact, the tree has kept generating new branches that get cut off, presumably by the sole survivor. “The fossil record is very eloquent about this, and it’s telling us we are an insuperable competitor,” Dr. Tattersall said.
Indeed. Given our refusal to address human-caused global warming and climate change, we’re so insuperable we’ll even compete ourselves into extinction.