Bones were exhumed and passed around to members of the community, who used the remains of their ancestors in a surprising number of ways.

Human evolution has accelerated since our ancient ancestors began farming to favour traits like red hair and narrow waists, ...

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

These clues from ancient meals are enabling scientists to reconstruct pictures of entire ecosystems, including forests, wetlands and grasslands that existed at the time. It’s a reminder that in a very ...

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, ...

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are ...

A massive study of ancient genomes has revealed that natural selection acted on hundreds of human genes throughout recent ...

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

A new study finds natural selection has reshaped hundreds of human genes in the past 10,000 years, driven by farming, disease ...