WHAT HUMANS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE YEAR 3000 (TheSun.co.uk)
Here are a few reasons behind the supposed changes. Check out a picture here! http://bit.ly/QDXWIO
- We will be TALLER at 6-7ft because of improved nutrition and medical science. If male fertility declines further, there will be
- Our most used extremities will change dramatically. ARMS AND FINGERS get longer to reduce the need to reach too far and nerve endings in hands and fingers will increase because of the greater use of devices such as iPhones that need complex eye-hand coordination.
- We'll have SMALLER BRAINS, maybe because so much memorizing and thinking is done by our computers. 'Science fiction images show humans of the future with huge brains but big brains are not necessarily the best,' says Chris Stringer, from the Natural History Museum.
- There will be LARGE EYES to compensate for smaller mouths. Cary Cooper, of Lancaster University, explains: "Communication will rely on facial expressions and eye movements."
- Dentist Dr Stemmer also thinks there could be FEWER TEETH as softer food needs less chewing and biting. He says: 'We could even get our nutrition from liquids or pills in the future, which could mean less teeth and receded jaws.'
- Expect people to have QUADRUPLE CHINS. 'Our bodies were designed for eating less and using more energy than a modern lifestyle requires,' says Rajiv Grover, a consultant plastic surgeon.
