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'''Humans''' are a sentient [[species]] of bipedal mammals, native to planet [[Earth]] in the [[Sol]] system. Since the discovery of faster-than-light [[hyperspace]] travel, humans have rapidly expanded beyond Sol. They primarily populate a region of the [[galaxy]] known as the [[Core Systems]], where they have colonized thousands of worlds and constructed tens of thousands of orbital [[station]]s, and in the 34th century, the advent of the [[Frame Shift Drive]] has enabled colonization efforts in several remote clusters across the galaxy. While a plurality of modern humans belong to a vast array of [[independent]] factions that constantly jockey for influence and power, the majority belong to one of the three superpowers: the [[Federation]], the [[Empire]], and the [[Alliance]].

[[File:Human-Race-Male.png|thumb|150px|Human Male]]

[[File:Human-Race-Female.png|thumb|150px|Human Female]]

Humans have a robust physiology. They are bipedal mammals and generally strong, fast and agile. They reach physical maturity at around 25 years old with the brain completing development. Then they enter the workforce or continue their education for a profession. The maximum human lifespan is naturally about 130 years, but advanced biotechnology and cybernetics have substantially increased longevity.  

Since the late 20th century there has been increased mixing of different human ethnicities. This resulted in improved genetic pools and certain recessive physical traits becoming rare such as blue and green eyes as well as blonde and red hair.

The human species (Homo sapiens) evolved from apelike ancestor over the course of 6 million years BCE (Before Common Era). Scientific evidence shows that humans and the great apes have a common ancestor that existed 8 to 6 million years BCE. Earth's African continent is where much of human evolution occurred. Fossils dating from 6 to 2 million years BCE originate only in Africa.<ref name=":0">[http://humanorigins.si.edu/education/introduction-human-evolution Smithsonian: Introduction to Human Evolution]</ref>

A defining human trait to walk on two legs (bipedalism) evolved 4 million years BCE. Other human characteristics like a complex brain, using tools and capacity for language developed much later. Advanced human traits such as art, cultural diversity and symbolic expression developed during the last 100,000 years BCE.<ref name=":0" />

World War I (28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918) was the first global war, and originated in Europe. World War II was the second global war (1939 to 1945) and had two opposing military alliances, known as the Allied and the Axis powers, comprising the majority of Earth's countries. World wars were different from previous wars, because they were fought between powers that had many colonies overseas. This meant that when two colonial powers went to war, their overseas territories went to war as well. The different ideologies and regimes from classical liberalism to national socialism, fascism and communism clashed in very destructive conflicts which killed tens of millions of people in both world wars. The remaining colonies gained independence in the mid-to-late-20th century, after World War II came to an end.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I Wikipedia: World War I]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II Wikipedia: World War II]</ref>

By the 2030s, major resource problems forced humanity to look to the stars for a way to relieve population pressures on [[Earth]]. Commercial organisations planned missions to build the first colonies on the [[Moon]] and [[Mars]], as well as explore the rest of [[Sol]] for possible safe havens as political tensions on Earth rose to a boil.<ref name="EE" /> The outbreak of World War III from 2044 to 2055 ground these efforts to an immediate halt. The conflict saw multiple nuclear exchanges occur between various countries. The United States of America was able to avoid suffering any nuclear detonations on its soil thanks to its defensive laser grid, which combined ground turrets with armed satellites to disable inbound enemy missiles before they reached their targets.<ref name="UNMD">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b504aeaf04e9240913b9164 GalNet: Unexploded Nuclear Missile Discovered]</ref> When the war finally ended, over one billion people and many countries had perished, and the United States was the only major country left mostly unscathed.<ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref> It quickly expanded into the [[United States of the Americas]], a multi-continental hyperpower that dominated Earth, ĺ<ref>Tourist Spot 0165, "Ancient History"</ref>

Humans primarily reside in a region known as the [[Core Systems]] in the [[Inner Orion Spur]], which contains about 19,000 [[Star Systems|star systems]] in an approximately spherical zone centered on [[Sol]]. Since the beginning of the 34th century, humans have also colonized several remote clusters of systems, including the [[Pleiades Nebula]], the [[California Nebula]], the [[Colonia Region]], and the [[Witch Head Nebula]].

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File:Human-Race-Male.png|Human Male

File:Human-Race-Female.png|Human Female