Will humans become bald and hairless in the future due to evolution?

Answer 1

Maybe, maybe not. I kind of doubt it though.

Answer 2

We are pretty hairless compared to early humans. Male pattern baldness is extremely common in humans now. It could be hypothesized that we would continue to get less hairy but humans have figured out how to control their environment so evolution doesn't work on us in the same way it used to.

We have the ability to make it appear we have less hair in some places (legs, pits) or more hair in some places (head) in order to attract mates. So a person might have genes for being really hairy but if they shave it all off their mate won't know the and won't/can't use that factor as criteria for a mate. This goes for adding hair too. If a man gets a transplant then his potential mate will not see him as a candidate for baldness and mate, but the genes persist.

Answer 3

No. More like improper diet and lack of exercise would cause that. Or are you a Creationist making fun of evolution. Something you don't seem to know much about.

The future of humans lies in the hands of humans. Unless everything comes to a crushing end. Then we have to revert to being animals once again.

Answer 4

Uh.... not exactly.
Evolution works by a process of natural selection- Those more suited to a certain environment will be more likely to survive and pass on its traits to later generations than those that are less suited to the environment.
So unless our world suddenly became impossible to survive in for people with hair on their heads, and only baldies lived.... Then yes, eventually evolution would lead to all humans being bald.

Answer 5

My guess is that the natural selection theory will prevent a bald future.

Since a man with hair is more attractive (to some women) the genetic procreation will keep the hair gene in the gene pool, thus ensuring the survival of haired humans.

Unless women start finding bald men attractive, and men with hair unactractive.

Answer 6

No. Men and women seem to prefer other men and women who have a luxurious head of hair, so the species selects that feature. While balding may come with age, it is not the criteria most women select for their men.

The only reason that it might seem that baldness is increasing is that 1.) men are living longer and thus losing more of their hair with increasing age; and 2.) some guys like to shave their heads for whatever reason (but it is not a genetic trait -- just a fashion statement.).

Answer 7

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Answer 8

we know male baldness is linked to higher testosterone levels, so it's possible that male humans could change and produce more testosterone for some reason, and females too but that would mean more noticable hair growth on female bodies and women who bald with age, if testosterone levels got so high that everyone on earth was balding by or just after puberty then it may mean other changes in our anatomy possibly stopping us from reproducing effectively...

we lose some 20% of our body heat just from our head, the brain needs to be at a smaller range of tempratures than our bodies to function... so head hair is a way of keeping heat in and brain insolation... if it gets hotter we need hair to keep the heat out, if it gets colder we need hair to keep the heat in...

Answer 9

It all depends on the environment. If it continues to get hotter and hotter, lack of hair on humans would be an advantage, because we would be able to more easily cool ourselves. Although, it probably won't really matter much...humans are notorious for adapting their environment for their needs, instead of the other way around.

Answer 10

It completely depends on whom we choose to mate with. If you feel that bald people are more fit, then you will mate with them, and produce bald offspring. However, if you feel that baldness is an undesirable trait, you will choose to mate with a hairy partner, leading to hairy progeny.

Answer 11

We'll all be dead in 5 years due to some lunatic that we never took care of, that got his hands on a nuke, and let it go, to show everyone how powerful he is ! While we were trying to be "Politically correct", and "NOT" hurt anyone's feelings !