Science
Roughly how closely related are any two humans on Earth today?
At most 50th cousins or closer
Background
Any two humans today are at most 50th cousins or even closer. That means we all share a common ancestor from only a few thousand years ago. The closer two families live near the equator, the younger the shared link often is. Genetically, Earth is like a small village.
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