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

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

A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural ...

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

The second science -- Simple selection -- The genetic and ecological context of selection -- History, chance, and necessity -- The rate of genetic deterioration -- The rate of environmental ...