Human OriginsWhere did we come from? Where are we going? Homo sapiens is the most successful, most widespread, and most influential species ever to walk the Earth. In the blink of an evolutionary eye, we have spread around the globe, taken control of Earth's biological and mineral resources, transformed the environment, discovered the secrets of the universe, and travelled into space. Yet just 7 million years ago, we were merely another species of great ape making