While there is a common belief that the evolution of humans can be traced back to fishlike vertebrate ancestors, pinpointing the origins of bony fish — a key group in this evolution — remains ...

In 1758, Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus gave humans a scientific name: Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist ...

While it’s certainly a possibility, it’s very, very unlikely we’ll witness a new species of human evolve in the near future.