A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

A Harvard study indicates natural selection has favored red hair for millennia, suggesting redheads may become more common as ...

An analysis of ancient DNA and modern disease risk suggests some immune genes may reduce allergy risk rather than increase it ...

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

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

A landmark genetic study analyzing nearly 16,000 ancient and modern West Eurasian genomes has revealed that human evolution ...

From epic poetry to game shows, from Stone Age axes to spaceflight, humans have the most complex cultures of any species on Earth. Since the time of Darwin, scientists have suspected that this culture ...

A short period of heat stress changed genes in fruit flies, and these changes lasted for generations. Some offspring even ...

MADS-box genes, critical regulatory elements in eukaryotes, have undergone extensive diversification in green plants. Although MADS-box genes have been extensively studied, the understanding of their ...

In the spring, ants are once again hard at work. Beyond their everyday presence, ants are also key model organisms in cutting ...