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

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

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

Long before DNA unraveled the double helix of life, scientists were already tinkering with its inheritance. The idea that traits could be passed from one generation to the next fascinated early ...

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

A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards in very different parts of the world has demonstrated how evolution can lead to different species learning the same skills. The study documents ...

At this time of year, firemoths (Schinia masoni) can be seen on blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), a colorful native wildflower. Evolution is the change of genetic forms in a population. We are ...

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The process of natural selection can act on human culture as well as on genes, a new study finds. Scientists at Stanford University have shown for the first time that cultural traits affecting ...