Babies are no longer being born with wisdom teeth, Shorter faces, extra bones in feet and legs, and an artery in the forearm are among a slew of anatomical differences recorded in modern humans.
Scientists have seen an increase in people born with a small bone at the back of the knee, the fabella, and extra joints in feet to form abnormal connections between two or more bones. There are also more cases of spina bifida occulta – an opening of the sacral canal, the bone at the base of the spine.