The human brain is one of the most complex parts of the body. It controls how we think, feel, remember, and behave.

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

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

A landmark Nature study led by Harvard scientists has mapped genetic changes in human populations over the past 10,000 years, revealing hundreds of DNA variants shaped by natural selection. The ...

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

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health traits. By probing regions of DNA previously linked to disease, the work has ...

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are ...

Scientists have found a link between super-agers' longevity and DNA analyzed from Ice Age hunter-gatherer populations in ...

Mosquitoes haven’t always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans. Pinpointing when mosquitoes shifted their preference to ...