A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...

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

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

The whole world could soon be seeing red. Instead of being the punchline, redheads will have the last laugh, as a new study ...

Red hair becoming more common due to natural selection, study shows - Immunity to HIV and resistance to leprosy were also ...

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

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

A new research study has revealed that natural selection is driving a surge in redheads. A team of researchers from Harvard ...

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