The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only ...

A massive study of ancient genomes has revealed that natural selection acted on hundreds of human genes throughout recent ...

When humans started farming around 10,000 years ago, they reshaped their landscapes, diets, and social structures. A common ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

A new research study has revealed that natural selection is driving a surge in redheads. A team of researchers from Harvard ...

Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are ...

Red hair becoming more common due to natural selection, study shows - Immunity to HIV and resistance to leprosy were also ...