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 ...

The study of nearly 16,000 people by Harvard University also found that coeliac disease and lighter skin tones were becoming ...

A large study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years has revealed that natural selection has ...

Newly discovered genetic adaptations have major relevance to the health of modern day human populations all over the world ...

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

The human genome of West Eurasia has been far more affected by natural selection in the last 10,000 years than previously ...

Another complication is that sustained genetic variation does not emerge exclusively as a result of natural selection.

Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and ...

Learn more about new research that analyzed 16,000 ancient genomes and discovered that natural selection hasn’t slowed down.

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