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

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

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

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

Research suggests that crying is not a sign of weakness, but one of the most sophisticated social technologies in the natural ...

The terms hominid and hominin are often used interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing. Hominids include all great ...

Furthermore, a white sclera acts as a transparent health billboard. Diseases like hepatitis quickly turn the white tissue ...

Scientists who analysed nearly 16,000 ancient remains suggest red hair and fair skin is favoured for vitamin D production ...

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

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

An international research team from Germany, the UK, and Greece has found evidence that wooden tools were used in Greece ...