Most people learn about the phenomena of evolution in their middle school and high school science classes, but researchers have recently discovered evidence of “microevolution” with noticeable differences between generations of human beings.

According to September’s Journal of Anatomy, via Sky News, more babies are being born without wisdom teeth, with an extra artery in their arm, or with smaller jaws and shorter faces as a result of microevolution.

"A lot of people thought humans have stopped evolving. But our study shows we are still evolving - faster than at any point in the past 250 years," Dr. Teghan Lucas of Flinders University said.

The reasoning behind fewer teeth in human mouths can be attributed to human faces getting shorter and mouths getting smaller, leaving less room for teeth to develop. Natural selection and humans' increased ability to chew food has resulted in fewer humans developing wisdom teeth.

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An additional artery in the human arm goes as far back as the 19th century. The “median artery” previously used to form in babies during pregnancy, and would normally disappear after birth while radial and ulna arteries had grown.

One in three people now keep their median artery for their entire life. Thankfully, this poses no known health issues and actually increases blood flow to the hands.

"The median artery is a perfect example of how we are still evolving because people born more recently have a higher prevalence of this artery when compared to humans from previous generations,” author Professor Maciej Henneberg said.

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Researchers determined their findings by both tracking how many subjects retained different body parts throughout the generations, as well as dissecting preserved corpses of people born throughout the 20th century.

The study also predicts that people born 80 years from now (so 2100) will all possess a median artery if the trend continues. For more historical discoveries, check out the theory on why Megalodons were so massive (hint: it's because of cannibalism in the womb).

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN, and his jaw is clenched.

Most people learn about the phenomena of evolution in their middle school and high school science classes, but researchers have recently discovered evidence of “microevolution” with noticeable differences between generations of human beings.

According to September’s Journal of Anatomy, via Sky News, more babies are being born without wisdom teeth, with an extra artery in their arm, or with smaller jaws and shorter faces as a result of microevolution.

"A lot of people thought humans have stopped evolving. But our study shows we are still evolving - faster than at any point in the past 250 years," Dr. Teghan Lucas of Flinders University said.

The reasoning behind fewer teeth in human mouths can be attributed to human faces getting shorter and mouths getting smaller, leaving less room for teeth to develop. Natural selection and humans' increased ability to chew food has resulted in fewer humans developing wisdom teeth.

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"]

An additional artery in the human arm goes as far back as the 19th century. The “median artery” previously used to form in babies during pregnancy, and would normally disappear after birth while radial and ulna arteries had grown.

One in three people now keep their median artery for their entire life. Thankfully, this poses no known health issues and actually increases blood flow to the hands.

"The median artery is a perfect example of how we are still evolving because people born more recently have a higher prevalence of this artery when compared to humans from previous generations,” author Professor Maciej Henneberg said.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/12/new-tyrannosaur-species-discovered-dubbed-reaper-of-death"]

Researchers determined their findings by both tracking how many subjects retained different body parts throughout the generations, as well as dissecting preserved corpses of people born throughout the 20th century.

The study also predicts that people born 80 years from now (so 2100) will all possess a median artery if the trend continues. For more historical discoveries, check out the theory on why Megalodons were so massive (hint: it's because of cannibalism in the womb).

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN, and his jaw is clenched.

Doc Antle, the owner of the Myrtle Beach Safari animal park featured in Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, has been charged with wildlife trafficking, prosecutors announced on Friday, according to the New York Times.

Bhagavan Antle, otherwise known as Doc, has been charged with animal trafficking in a case connected to lion cubs being moved between Virginia and South Carolina.

Antle was charged with two felony counts as well as 13 misdemeanors, according to the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/22/lets-cast-the-tiger-king-movie"]

Antle’s two daughters, Tawny Antle and Tilakam Watterson, are also facing several misdemeanor charges connected to animal cruelty and alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act.

Antle issued a statement strongly denying the charges.

“I categorically deny any act or conduct that could ever be considered as ‘animal cruelty,’” Antle said. “I have spent my entire professional life promoting the welfare and conservation of big cats and other species.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/01/tiger-king-whos-the-worst"]

Antle’s public profile skyrocketed as a result of Netflix’s Tiger King documentary series, but it was Joseph Maldonado-Passage (AKA Joe Exotic) who was featured as the documentary’s true star. Maldonado-Passage is now serving a 22-year sentence for attempting to hire a hitman to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin, who was also featured in the series.

Netflix has declined to comment to the Times on the charges brought up against Antle.

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The charges are one part of a lengthy investigation by the Virginia attorney general’s law unit. The investigation focused on the relationship between Antle and one Keith A. Wilson, owner of Wilson’s Wild Animal Park in Virginia. Wilson faces two felony charges in connection to wildlife trafficking and 17 misdemeanors. Wilson was also previously indicted in November with 46 counts of animal cruelty by a grand jury in November and is awaiting trial in June 2021.

“I have deep regard and feelings for the animals in my care and would never hurt or abuse them in any way,” Antle said in his statement. “I look forward to being able to answer these charges and be able to clear my good name.”

The craze over Netflix’s Tiger King docu-series proved so vast that multiple offshoots are now in various stages of production. Kate McKinnon and NBCUniversal have teamed up to produce a new series focused on Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. Nicolas Cage has also been cast as Joe Exotic in a different series from CBS, which will be Cage’s first TV role. Investigation Discovery has greenlit a series focused on investigating Carole Baskin.

IGN gave Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness an eight out of 10, calling it a “fascinating and depressing look inside the world of big cat fanatics.” [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN, and he's emphatically a dog person.

Doc Antle, the owner of the Myrtle Beach Safari animal park featured in Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, has been charged with wildlife trafficking, prosecutors announced on Friday, according to the New York Times.

Bhagavan Antle, otherwise known as Doc, has been charged with animal trafficking in a case connected to lion cubs being moved between Virginia and South Carolina.

Antle was charged with two felony counts as well as 13 misdemeanors, according to the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/22/lets-cast-the-tiger-king-movie"]

Antle’s two daughters, Tawny Antle and Tilakam Watterson, are also facing several misdemeanor charges connected to animal cruelty and alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act.

Antle issued a statement strongly denying the charges.

“I categorically deny any act or conduct that could ever be considered as ‘animal cruelty,’” Antle said. “I have spent my entire professional life promoting the welfare and conservation of big cats and other species.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/01/tiger-king-whos-the-worst"]

Antle’s public profile skyrocketed as a result of Netflix’s Tiger King documentary series, but it was Joseph Maldonado-Passage (AKA Joe Exotic) who was featured as the documentary’s true star. Maldonado-Passage is now serving a 22-year sentence for attempting to hire a hitman to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin, who was also featured in the series.

Netflix has declined to comment to the Times on the charges brought up against Antle.

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-true-crime-shows-and-movies-to-watch-online&captions=true"]

The charges are one part of a lengthy investigation by the Virginia attorney general’s law unit. The investigation focused on the relationship between Antle and one Keith A. Wilson, owner of Wilson’s Wild Animal Park in Virginia. Wilson faces two felony charges in connection to wildlife trafficking and 17 misdemeanors. Wilson was also previously indicted in November with 46 counts of animal cruelty by a grand jury in November and is awaiting trial in June 2021.

“I have deep regard and feelings for the animals in my care and would never hurt or abuse them in any way,” Antle said in his statement. “I look forward to being able to answer these charges and be able to clear my good name.”

The craze over Netflix’s Tiger King docu-series proved so vast that multiple offshoots are now in various stages of production. Kate McKinnon and NBCUniversal have teamed up to produce a new series focused on Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. Nicolas Cage has also been cast as Joe Exotic in a different series from CBS, which will be Cage’s first TV role. Investigation Discovery has greenlit a series focused on investigating Carole Baskin.

IGN gave Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness an eight out of 10, calling it a “fascinating and depressing look inside the world of big cat fanatics.” [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN, and he's emphatically a dog person.

Publisher and developer Level-5 appear to be ending operations in North America. There are currently no concrete plans to release any more games outside of Japan. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Level-5 International America and smaller spin-off studio Level-5 Abby began laying off the majority of its of employees sometime in the middle of 2019, although the exact number of employees is unknown. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ni-no-kuni-cross-worlds-screenshots&captions=true"] There is no indication as to why Level-5 is shutting down outside Japan, but employees from the Abby location were "given every indication" that the studio would be ceasing operations. Only a couple employees remained to maintain day-to-day operations while Level-5 focused its attention on the Japan office. Level-5 is known primarily for the Ni no Kuni series of games as well as the popular Yo-Kai Watch titles, both of which feature games as well as anime adaptations. Earlier this year Level-5 confirmed the third mainline installment of the Ni no Kuni series is currently in development with a tentative 2020 release date in Japan, although no updates have been given as to the status of development. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/26/ni-no-kuni-cross-worlds-15-minutes-of-gameplay-japanese-vo-tgs-2020] Additionally, a mobile spin-off of the Ni no Kuni series, titled Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, was revealed recently during Tokyo Games Show. Gameplay shown during the presentation was later uploaded to YouTube along with English subtitles. No official announcement was made indicating it would be coming stateside, however. Netflix recently added a Ni no Kuni feature-length film to its catalog (stylized as NiNoKuni) featuring a new cast of characters and an original story. Yo-Kai Watch 4 was announced for Nintendo Switch in 2018 with a launch in Japan in late 2019. There are currently no plans to release the sequel outside of Japan at this time, although it's unlikely we'll see any of the recent on in-development titles localized now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Review writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

Publisher and developer Level-5 appear to be ending operations in North America. There are currently no concrete plans to release any more games outside of Japan. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Level-5 International America and smaller spin-off studio Level-5 Abby began laying off the majority of its of employees sometime in the middle of 2019, although the exact number of employees is unknown. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ni-no-kuni-cross-worlds-screenshots&captions=true"] There is no indication as to why Level-5 is shutting down outside Japan, but employees from the Abby location were "given every indication" that the studio would be ceasing operations. Only a couple employees remained to maintain day-to-day operations while Level-5 focused its attention on the Japan office. Level-5 is known primarily for the Ni no Kuni series of games as well as the popular Yo-Kai Watch titles, both of which feature games as well as anime adaptations. Earlier this year Level-5 confirmed the third mainline installment of the Ni no Kuni series is currently in development with a tentative 2020 release date in Japan, although no updates have been given as to the status of development. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/26/ni-no-kuni-cross-worlds-15-minutes-of-gameplay-japanese-vo-tgs-2020] Additionally, a mobile spin-off of the Ni no Kuni series, titled Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, was revealed recently during Tokyo Games Show. Gameplay shown during the presentation was later uploaded to YouTube along with English subtitles. No official announcement was made indicating it would be coming stateside, however. Netflix recently added a Ni no Kuni feature-length film to its catalog (stylized as NiNoKuni) featuring a new cast of characters and an original story. Yo-Kai Watch 4 was announced for Nintendo Switch in 2018 with a launch in Japan in late 2019. There are currently no plans to release the sequel outside of Japan at this time, although it's unlikely we'll see any of the recent on in-development titles localized now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Review writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

A Sonic the Hedgehog-inspired skin is coming to Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout later this week as part of the kickoff for Season 2. Starting on Wednesday, October 14, players will have a chance to spend their hard-earned crowns on a full Sonic the Hedgehog costume. It will cost 10 crowns to complete the set and you can check out the outfit below. Will the costume make you faster in Fall Guys? No, it’s cosmetic only. But if you wanted to see what it’s like to get beat in Fall Guys by a bean wearing a Sonic outfit, this is your chance. Fall Guys developers MediaTonic has collaborated with plenty of developers to bring themed-outfits to its popular battle royale. Last season saw a bunch of Valve and Devolver Digital-inspired outfits including Chell from Portal and Mask from Hotline Miami. Expect more outfits in Season 2, including a potential Ninja-inspired skin considering he won a charity auction Mediatonic hosted to choose a new collab-skin. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/05/fall-guys-season-2-exclusive-knight-fever-level-reveal"] Fall Guys Season 2 premiered last week, and the overall theme for the season is a bit Medieval. Check out IGN’s exclusive look into how one of the new stages, Knight Fever, was developed and our Fall Guys guide to see every new stage and level in Season 2. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

A Sonic the Hedgehog-inspired skin is coming to Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout later this week as part of the kickoff for Season 2. Starting on Wednesday, October 14, players will have a chance to spend their hard-earned crowns on a full Sonic the Hedgehog costume. It will cost 10 crowns to complete the set and you can check out the outfit below. Will the costume make you faster in Fall Guys? No, it’s cosmetic only. But if you wanted to see what it’s like to get beat in Fall Guys by a bean wearing a Sonic outfit, this is your chance. Fall Guys developers MediaTonic has collaborated with plenty of developers to bring themed-outfits to its popular battle royale. Last season saw a bunch of Valve and Devolver Digital-inspired outfits including Chell from Portal and Mask from Hotline Miami. Expect more outfits in Season 2, including a potential Ninja-inspired skin considering he won a charity auction Mediatonic hosted to choose a new collab-skin. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/05/fall-guys-season-2-exclusive-knight-fever-level-reveal"] Fall Guys Season 2 premiered last week, and the overall theme for the season is a bit Medieval. Check out IGN’s exclusive look into how one of the new stages, Knight Fever, was developed and our Fall Guys guide to see every new stage and level in Season 2. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Hunger Games movie producer Nina Jacobson has spoken about how the upcoming President Snow prequel will explore the evolution of Panem and its future leader. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly at New York Comic Con, the creative professionals behind the Hunger Games explained how the prequel movie will differ from the franchise's other big-screen adaptations. Jacobson noted, this time, the games will be viewed from an entirely new perspective in a completely different time period, which is "considerably less glitzy." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/11/23/ranking-the-hunger-games-movies"] "Well it is very early on, they do take place in very different times," Jacobson said. "This is the 10th Hunger Games as opposed to Catching Fire's 75th... I think that the Hunger Games are considerably less glitzy than they ultimately become. So I think there's a lot of fun in that and seeing what they used to be and that that will be interesting. "And I think that seeing a Capitol character with a point of view that takes you through a good part of the story is something we've never really done. We've had great Capitol characters, but we've only really ever seen them through the eyes our district protagonist, we've never really seen the world through the eyes of a Capitol character - especially Snow." David Levithan, publisher and editor of the Hunger Games books, referred to the evolution of Snow as "interesting," though he admitted that, for him, the "more interesting part was seeing the evolution of Panem." In this earlier time period, the Hunger Games were much more "rudimentary" and centered around a completely different District 12 tribute. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=jennifer-lawrence-cinemascores&captions=true"] "I've very excited about introducing Lucy," Jacobson said. "Lucy is a character who is much more aware of the power of her femininity. Katniss is much more quiet, a woman of few words. Lucy as a performer is a very different kind of character... Lucy is more mysterious because she is an entertainer. She is playing, in her own way, to the crowd." Lionsgate announced earlier this year that it was developing a feature film version of Suzanne Collins's prequel novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Francis Lawrence, who helmed Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1, and Mockingjay Part 2, is attached to direct the next picture from a screenplay by Oscar-winner Michael Arndt. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Hunger Games movie producer Nina Jacobson has spoken about how the upcoming President Snow prequel will explore the evolution of Panem and its future leader. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly at New York Comic Con, the creative professionals behind the Hunger Games explained how the prequel movie will differ from the franchise's other big-screen adaptations. Jacobson noted, this time, the games will be viewed from an entirely new perspective in a completely different time period, which is "considerably less glitzy." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/11/23/ranking-the-hunger-games-movies"] "Well it is very early on, they do take place in very different times," Jacobson said. "This is the 10th Hunger Games as opposed to Catching Fire's 75th... I think that the Hunger Games are considerably less glitzy than they ultimately become. So I think there's a lot of fun in that and seeing what they used to be and that that will be interesting. "And I think that seeing a Capitol character with a point of view that takes you through a good part of the story is something we've never really done. We've had great Capitol characters, but we've only really ever seen them through the eyes our district protagonist, we've never really seen the world through the eyes of a Capitol character - especially Snow." David Levithan, publisher and editor of the Hunger Games books, referred to the evolution of Snow as "interesting," though he admitted that, for him, the "more interesting part was seeing the evolution of Panem." In this earlier time period, the Hunger Games were much more "rudimentary" and centered around a completely different District 12 tribute. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=jennifer-lawrence-cinemascores&captions=true"] "I've very excited about introducing Lucy," Jacobson said. "Lucy is a character who is much more aware of the power of her femininity. Katniss is much more quiet, a woman of few words. Lucy as a performer is a very different kind of character... Lucy is more mysterious because she is an entertainer. She is playing, in her own way, to the crowd." Lionsgate announced earlier this year that it was developing a feature film version of Suzanne Collins's prequel novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Francis Lawrence, who helmed Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1, and Mockingjay Part 2, is attached to direct the next picture from a screenplay by Oscar-winner Michael Arndt. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.