Human Evolution Has Accelerated Over the Past 10,000 Years

In this week's episode of 7 Days of Science, we take a look at new research on the evolution of our own species, new discoveries in the field of palaeontology, and a couple of bits of fascinating news about the inner works of our bodies! ⭐ Support us on Patreon for 7DoS and Ben G Thomas behind-the-scenes, bloopers, extra adventures and more! Join our Patreon:   / 7daysofscience   📰 Subscribe for the latest science news every Wednesday! Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ 📱 Social Media: ►Instagram:   / 7daysofscience   ►TikTok:   / bengthomas   📜 Credits: Presented by Emilia Evans Written by Ben Thomas, Douglas James and Nicky Thomas 7 Days of Science is produced by Douglas James and Ben Thomas 7 Days of Science logo, graphics and more have been designed by Michael Buhler Sources: Human evolution has accelerated over the past 10,000 years: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158... https://www.science.org/content/artic... https://hms.harvard.edu/news/massive-... New species of Triassic dinosaur Ptychotherates bucculentus from New Mexico: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1... https://www.sci.news/paleontology/pty... New species of sauropod Bicharracosaurus dionidei from Argentina: https://peerj.com/articles/20945/ Large pterosaur tracks in Korea preserve possible hunting behaviour: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... Immune cells: https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0... https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158... A ‘fundamentally new’ way that life produces DNA: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s... https://www.science.org/content/artic... Sperm whale language: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rs... https://oceanographicmagazine.com/new... Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Human Evolution Acceleration 04:38 - New Triassic Dinosaur 06:16 - New Sauropod 07:28 - Pterosaur Tracks 08:59 - New Glenn Launch 10:28 - Immune Cell Research 11:40 - New Way of Producing DNA 13:15 - Sperm Whale Language 14:53 - Outro