The Prehistoric Disaster That Almost Erased Humans From Earth

Source: Mental Floss

Author: Logan DeLoye

All modern humans may descend from a small group of people who survived a catastrophic event just over 70,000 years ago.

Human history stretches so far back in time, it's almost incomprehensible. Just over 70,000 years ago, humanity was reduced to a small group of about one thousand reproductive adults who survived a n… [+3477 chars]