Ancient DNA power: Harvard-led research on nearly 16,000 ancient genomes shows intensified natural selection over the past 10,000 years, reshaping hundreds of human genes. Rare variant advances: New ...

Bronze Age natural selection accelerated human evolution, challenging long-held beliefs about genetic adaptation.

Ancient DNA reveals women brought farming knowledge to hunter-gatherer communities in Belgium and Netherlands gradually.

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

University of Iowa researchers discovered human predecessors, previously thought to not be verbal, have parts of human DNA ...

Unique Korean lineage: Ancient DNA from four 2,000-year-old dogs shows a distinct genetic line in Korea, separate from other East Asian populations. Global genetic links: The dogs were closest to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty ...

Researchers sequenced ancient dog DNA from Korea for the first time, revealing a distinct 2,000-year-old Korean lineage.

DNA from medieval emperors Otto I and Henry II confirms their royal lineage and bolsters history by validating an ancient ...