Humans Are All More Closely Related Than We Commonly Think

Share this on WhatsApp The late esteemed English actor Christopher Lee traced his ancestry directly to Charlemagne. In 2010 Lee released a symphonic metal album paying homage to the first Holy Roman emperor—but his enthusiasm may have been a tad excessive. After all, says geneticist Adam Rutherford, “literally everyone” with European ancestry is directly descended … Continue reading Humans Are All More Closely Related Than We Commonly Think