From the Pampas to Patagonia, DNA reveals South America's human history

A new genetic study shows that cultural diversity in the so-called Southern Cone—the roughly triangular southernmost part of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Humans Are Still Evolving. Natural Selection Has Favored Genes Linked to Red Hair and Less Male-Pattern Baldness, a Study Suggests

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

The problem with thinking you’re part Neanderthal

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...