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

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

A large study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years has revealed that natural selection has ...

The human genome of West Eurasia has been far more affected by natural selection in the last 10,000 years than previously ...

The genetic architecture of adaptation in natural populations has not yet been resolved: it is not clear to what extent the spread of beneficial mutations (selective sweeps) or the response of many ...