For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only ...
A massive study of ancient genomes has revealed that natural selection acted on hundreds of human genes throughout recent ...
Natural selection is the process by which some organisms in a population survive and reproduce, while others do not, based on their bodies and behaviour. It is one of the processes by which species ...
The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its rivals and is thus passed down to its offspring. To suggest otherwise can provoke ...