DNA reveals a previously unknown wave of people settled in South America 1,300 years ago and that Indigenous Americans carry ...

Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the biggest mysteries is understanding how large or small ancient human populations ...

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A study finds an increase in redheads over 10,000 years due to natural selection, highlighting ongoing human evolution and ...

There are records of whole human groups disappearing mysteriously from parts of northwest Europe, particularly what is now ...

A new study suggests that for the last 74,000 years, malaria shaped where early humans could live in Africa—fragmenting populations and influencing patterns of exchange long before recorded history.

Across North America, mountain lions, bears and gray wolves have made a remarkable comeback over the last 50 years. Once nearly exterminated, these animals have been recovering their populations and ...

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