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

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

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 ...

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

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the ...

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

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

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

Despite substantial progress in cancer treatment, durable benefit is still frequently limited by the ability of tumors to adapt under therapeutic pressure.