Harvard Medical School

Massive Ancient-DNA Study Reveals Natural Selection Has Accelerated in Recent Human Evolution

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

'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness

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

Natural selection is accelerating, massive DNA study finds

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

Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution

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

Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds

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

Galapagos Used by Both Sides of Evolution Debate

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection was inspired by the isolated and exotic plants and animals of the Galapagos Islands. Some religious groups don't accept that theory. In ...