More than two million years have passed since the first-ever emergence of humans. Scientists believe that our face has remained to transform and it will keep on transforming.
A Knowledgeneed report specified that researchers have successfully developed the image of the appearance of a futuristic human.
If this is for real, this information site mentions having evidence of how humans will look in the future. The said report shows how the human face has changed since the first emergence of humans in Africa, which was reported by the Natural History Museum.
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The common changes that can be seen in humans today, as well as in the bodies of the ancestors, are less noticeable muzzle, flatten forehead, chin, and brow crest.
Changes in Facial Expression
Researchers said that most of the functions of humans will stay the same while others will accept various roles over time because of futuristic circumstances.
Nonetheless, since the emergence of the first humans, until now their facial expression has changed to look more harmonious and be able to live with others.
In addition, most importantly, in facial terms, our face evolved into the most expressive species on the blue planet if compared to other species.
The most major change seen is linked to the brain's or skull's size, including its evolution, because of which there are expressive probabilities, and modern humans are characterized as "social and cooperative beings."
Physical Traits
There's an old predicament of which between the egg and chicken came first. It remains unknown for humans in this modern time are really expressive due to the fact that their mind enables them to be, or if they turn better equipped due to their expressiveness.
Other than this, today's human face is quite akin to other humans as each time we see a face, we all know it's the face of a human. It doesn't mean though that it is a trait predominant in nature.
Essentially, the eyes of humans are quite close to each other, not to mention look forward. More so, his dental arches are tinier in relation to his body. Those are the physical traits of their face, which is uncommon.
David Perrett, a researcher from the University of Saint Andrews explained in his In Your Face, The New Science of Human Attraction book, about diet which is accountable for the transformation of the face.
The human face has completely changed since our ancestors are akin to chimpanzees, approximately seven to eight million years ago.
Now, the common changes that can be seen in humans today, as well as in the bodies of the ancestors, are less noticeable muzzle, flattened forehead, chin, and brow crest. The ancestors, on the other hand, had a powerful chin, noticeable forehead, and protruding muzzle.
According to Professor Erik Trinkaus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington, for the past two million years, the first humans emerged and the modern species' basic form keeps changing.
Possibility of Reaching the 'Neoteny' Process
Scientists explain that our skull remains evolving and if it does not stop, it will reach the so-called "juvenilization" when it comes to cranial proportion.
Because of that, in the future, humans will have a smaller face, small chin, huge eyes, more globular, and developed cranial vault.
Moreover, there are high probabilities that future generations will reach the "Neoteny" process, which is detailed in a ScienceDaily report. In the process, modern humans will reach juvenile appearance before they get old, or even reach adult age.
Researchers have also explained that for this particular evolution, a change is needed for females and their birth canal is already very narrow, because of which babies are born prematurely.
Related information about human evolution is shown on BBC Earth Lab's YouTube video below:
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