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

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

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

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, ...

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

Ancient DNA reveals a sudden population collapse and replacement in Europe 5,000 years ago during the Neolithic decline.

In demography, our most common population projection tool is called cohort component projection. This tool treats different age groups (cohorts) separately, applying rates representing the three ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic ...

For a long time, the Iranian government has treated free internet access as a privilege that is extended by the state to ...