Humans (Homo sapiens) or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo. They are great apes characterized …

Jun 16, 2025 · Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern human beings belong and the only member of the genus Homo that is not extinct. The name ‘Homo sapiens’ was applied in 1758 …

Feb 2, 2021 · Despite the bits of genetic ancestry they contributed to living people, all of our close relatives eventually died out, leaving Homo sapiens as the only human species.

Jan 3, 2024 · The species that you and all other living human beings on this planet belong to is Homo sapiens. During a time of dramatic climate change 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens …

Mar 21, 2017 · Homo sapiens ('wise man'), or modern humans, are the only species of human still around today. Despite having invented countless ways of labelling the world around us, we …

Our species, Homo sapiens, is the only human alive today. Discover the ancestors of Homo sapiens, the traits that define us and where humans come from.

May 25, 2021 · All living humans are Homo sapiens. Here's what scientists know about the origin of our species.

Sep 10, 2023 · Homo sapiens sapiens is a subspecies of Homo sapiens where modern human beings belong and are the only extant species of the Homo genus. Some of the early modern …

According to this viewpoint (the so-called “Multiregional Model”), populations of “archaic” Homo sapiens (including Homo heidelbergensis and Homo neanderthalensis) evolved into Homo …

Apr 9, 2025 · Humans, or Homo sapiens, are a species of upright-walking beings known for their cultural diversity, inhabiting the Earth's surface. Believed to have originated in Africa around …