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Human evolution: Facts about the past 300,000 years of Homo sapiens
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Early human fossils come from a place called Jebel Irhoud in Morocco , on the northern coast of Africa .
Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa over 300,000 years ago , and we're still evolving.
We share 99% of the same genes, or letters in our DNA, with chimpanzees and bonobos.
Dark skin has more of a special chemical, called melanin, that protects humans from the sun's powerful rays.
Today , people with any skin color can survive anywhere in the world.
A gene called EPAS1 helps a person function better when the air doesn't have much oxygen in high mountains.
Tibetans evolved quickly to survive at high altitudes with low levels of oxygen.
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