Scientist believe the genes may have grown more common because ‘having red hair was beneficial 4,000 years ago’ ...

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

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

Using synchrotron X-ray CT scans of a fossilized, intact embryo, researchers found evidence that the plant-eating mammal ...

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 ...

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

A common element in “Star Trek” and other science fiction is their depiction of humanoid alien species. If life exists ...

The human body is full of evolutionary compromises. The loss of the tail may be one of the clearest examples of how change ...

For a species that has managed to take over an entire planet, humans spend a remarkable amount of time unable to tie their ...

Since the late 20th century, we've spent decades telling people they lacked the willpower to stop overeating. 1 Then, a novel ...