Multiple groundbreaking studies are reshaping our understanding of evolution, revealing rapid genetic changes in humans and plants over recent millennia. Research on Indigenous Americans uncovered ...

An analysis of ancient DNA and modern disease risk suggests some immune genes may reduce allergy risk rather than increase it ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

A Harvard-led team analyzed nearly 16,000 ancient and 6,400 modern genomes from Western Eurasia, uncovering 479 gene variants shaped by natural selection over the past 10,000 years. The findings show ...

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

A remarkable genetic breakthrough has uncovered what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet of a Neanderthal “community” ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Something happened around 4,000 years ago in West Eurasia that made red-haired people more common.

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

A study using ancient DNA has identified notable evolutionary adjustments to dietary, settlement, disease and other changes ...

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