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  1. Human - Wikipedia

    Human evolution is characterized by a number of morphological, developmental, physiological, and behavioral changes that have taken place since the split between the last common …

  2. HUMAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HUMAN meaning: 1. being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed to animals: 2. having the…. Learn more.

  3. Human body | Organs, Systems, Structure, Diagram, & Facts

    Sep 24, 2025 · human body, the physical substance of the human organism, composed of living cells and extracellular materials and organized into tissues, organs, and systems. Human …

  4. HUMAN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HUMAN is of, relating to, or characteristic of humans. How to use human in a sentence.

  5. What Is a Human? - Psychology Today

    Apr 20, 2025 · These things matter to some degree, of course, but they don’t answer our question. What is a human? Every human is a eukaryote, animal, vertebrate, mammal, …

  6. Human Characteristics: What Does it Mean to be Human

    Jan 3, 2024 · Part of what it means to be human is how we became human. Over a long period of time, as early humans adapted to a changing world, they evolved certain characteristics that …

  7. What Makes Us Human? 11 Important Features - ThoughtCo

    Sep 7, 2024 · Our ability to reason, feel a wide range of emotions, and ask questions about our existence are one small part of what makes us human beings.

  8. Human - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Human behaviour is hard to understand, so sometimes, psychologists study animals because they may be simpler and easier to know. Psychology overlaps with many other sciences, …

  9. Homo sapiens | Meaning, Characteristics, & Evolution | Britannica

    Oct 10, 2025 · Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern human beings belong and the only member of the genus Homo that is not extinct. The name ‘Homo sapiens’ was applied in 1758 …

  10. The origin and evolution of Homo sapiens - PMC

    If we restrict the use of Homo sapiens in the fossil record to specimens which share a significant number of derived features in the skeleton with extant H. sapiens, the origin of our species …