The Skull That Could Rewrite Human History 💀 An ancient skull discovered in China may have just rewritten the story of human evolution. It’s widely accepted that the common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Denisovans and Neanderthals came out of Africa. But this skull upends that assumption - potentially showing human evolution began in Asia. Discover how a new reconstruction of the Yunxian fossil skull could push back human origins by 400,000 years. Hear the full story on The world, the universe and

25K views · 498 reactions | “We are absolutely speeding up evolution. And that’s precisely why we have to be careful, because we are doing things that couldn’t happen naturally,” says biologist Kevin Esvelt. He’s researching how editing mouse DNA could make them immune to Lyme disease — a trait that could be passed to future generations. | 60 Minutes | Facebook