The good, the bad and the ugly — humans face split into two divisions in 100,000 years

AN EVOLUTION expert has said in 100,000 years time humans will split into two sub-species — a superior, smart, sexy race and a dull, dim-witted ugly one.

As a result of social division, the descendants of the genetic upper class would be tall, slim, healthy, attractive, intelligent and creative.

They would be a far cry from the “underclass” humans who will have evolved into dim-witted, ugly, squat goblin-like creatures.

The forecast was made by evolution expert Dr Oliver Curry, who spent two months investigating the ascent and descent of mankind over the next 100 millennia.

Novelist HG Wells predicted a similar gloomy outcome for humanity in his novel The Time Machine.

He envisaged a race of frail privileged beings, the Eloi, who lived above ground in a futuristic ruined city.

They were prey for the cannibalistic ape-like Morlocks, who toiled underground and whose ancestors were the downtrodden workers of today.

According to Dr Curry, the human race is likely to peak in the year 3000, before collapsing into technology-driven decline.

Within a thousand years, humans will evolve into giants between six and seven feet tall, he predicts. Improved nutrition and medical science will see people growing taller and fitter, while life-spans are extended to 120 years.

Physical appearance, driven by indicators of health, youth and fertility, will improve.

Men will exhibit symmetrical facial features, look athletic, and have squarer jaws, deeper voices — and bigger penises.

Women on the other hand will develop lighter skin, large clear eyes, pert breasts, glossy hair, even features and smooth hairless skin.

Racial differences will be ironed out by interbreeding, producing a uniform race of coffee-coloured people.

But the golden age of the beautiful people will not last forever, warns Dr Curry.

In 10,000 years’ time humans may have paid a genetic price for relying on technology. Spoiled by gadgets designed to meet their every need, they could come to resemble domesticated animals.

Social skills, such as communication and interaction could be lost, along with emotions such as love, sympathy, trust and respect.

Humans would become less able to care for others, or perform in teams.

Physically, they would start to appear more juvenile. Chins would recede, as a result of having to chew less on processed food.

There could also be health problems caused, paradoxically, by reliance on medicine. Much further into the future, sexual selection — being choosy about one’s partner — is likely to create more and more genetic inequality.

The logical outcome would be two sub-species, “gracile” and “robust” humans representing the rich and poor from long ago in history.

Dr Curry, from the Darwin@LSE research centre at the London School of Economics, was commissioned to carry out the study by the men’s satellite channel Bravo.

He said: “The Bravo Evolution Report suggests that the future of man will be a story of the good, the bad and the ugly.

“While science and technology have the potential to create an ideal habitat for humanity over the next millennium, there is a possibility of a monumental genetic hangover over the subsequent millennia due to an over-reliance on technology reducing our natural capacity to resist disease, or our evolved ability to get along with each other.

“After that, things could get ugly, with the possible emergence of genetic ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’.”