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

Scientists previously thought only a handful of genes showed signs of selection in recent human evolution, but previous ...

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

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

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

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

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

A new study finds natural selection has reshaped hundreds of human genes in the past 10,000 years, driven by farming, disease ...

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