Are humans the biggest killers of their own kind?

On top of that, they compiled a history of human slayings. One pattern stood out pretty clearly: Lethal violence increased over the course of mammal evolution. While only about 0. read more

If by ‘own kind’ we mean a species, that is a single genepool, which routinely preys upon itself in a cannibalistic fashion, then absolutely YES! Mass murder is our (Homosap’s) historical specialty wiping out whole peoples to steal their land and resources. read more

Listed as the second-greatest cause of death worldwide, smoking results in 10 percent of deaths around the globe, according to the World Health Organization. This adds up to roughly 5 million people annually. I don’t judge anyone who smokes; I personally wouldn’t do it, but to each their own. read more