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

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

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

Scientists have just discovered an entirely new way that DNA can be synthesized. The business of constructing DNA ...

The latest genetic research from Stajnia Cave in southern Poland has successfully reconstructed the genetic profile of the oldest known group of Neanderthals in Central-Eastern Europe. The findings, ...

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

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

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

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

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

'NYU Abu Dhabi' completes research study on developing sustainable agricultural crops ...